Vendryně
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| Country | Czech Republic | ||
| Region | Moravian-Silesian | ||
| District | Frýdek-Místek | ||
| First mentioned | 1305 | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor | Rudolf Bilko | ||
| Area | |||
| - City | 20.94 km² (8.1 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 350 m (1,148.3 ft) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| - City | 3,994 | ||
| Postal code | 738 01, 739 94 | ||
| Website: http://www.vendryne.cz/ | |||
Vendryně (Polish: Wędrynia ) is a village in Frýdek-Místek District, Moravian-Silesian Region, northeastern Czech Republic, on the both banks of the Olza River. Population: 3 842 (2001). 35.3% of the population are the Poles.[1]
Village is first mentioned in a written document in 1305. In the 19th century an iron ore was mined in the village for the iron works in Ustroń and later in Třinec, Třinec Iron and Steel Works. Limestone was mined until 1965. From 1980 to 1995 it was administratively a part of the town of Třinec.
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[edit] References
- Cicha, Irena; Kazimierz Jaworski, Bronisław Ondraszek, Barbara Stalmach and Jan Stalmach (2000). Olza od pramene po ujście. Český Těšín: Region Silesia. ISBN 80-238-6081-X.
[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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