Hnojník
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| Country | Czech Republic | ||
| Region | Moravian-Silesian | ||
| District | Frýdek-Místek | ||
| First mentioned | 1305 | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor | Dagmar Molinová | ||
| Area | |||
| - City | 6.41 km² (2.5 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 365 m (1,197.5 ft) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| - City | 1,487 | ||
| Postal code | 739 53 | ||
| Website: http://www.hnojnik.cz/ | |||
Hnojník (Polish: Gnojnik ) is a village in Frýdek-Místek District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic. Population: 1,446 (2001). 11.5% of the population are the Poles.[1]
[edit] People
- Jan Kubisz, Polish educator and poet, taught here for most of his life
- Adam Makowicz, Polish jazz musician, was born here
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- (Czech) Official website
| Towns and villages in Zaolzie with significant Polish population* | ||
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Albrechtice (Olbrachcice) | Bocanovice (Boconowice) | Bukovec (Bukowiec) | Bystřice (Bystrzyca) | Český Těšín (Czeski Cieszyn) | Chotěbuz (Kocobędz) | Dolní Lomná (Łomna Dolna) | Hnojník (Gnojnik) | Horní Lomná (Łomna Górna) | Horní Suchá (Sucha Górna) | Hrádek (Gródek) | Jablunkov (Jabłonków) | Karviná (Karwina)** | Komorní Lhotka (Ligotka Kameralna) | Košařiska (Koszarzyska) | Milíkov (Milików) | Mosty u Jablunkova (Mosty koło Jabłonkowa) | Návsí (Nawsie) | Nýdek (Nydek) | Písečná (Pioseczna) | Písek (Piosek) | Petrovice u Karviné (Piotrowice koło Karwiny) | Řeka (Rzeka) | Ropice (Ropica) | Smilovice (Śmiłowice) | Stonava (Stonawa) | Střítež (Trzycież) | Těrlicko (Cierlicko) | Třanovice (Trzanowice) | Třinec (Trzyniec) | Vělopolí (Wielopole) | Vendryně (Wędrynia) * More than 10% of total population; 2001 census data. **Karviná fell under 10% after the 1991 census. |
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