Dolní Benešov

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Coordinates: 49°55′19″N 18°6′28″E / 49.92194, 18.10778
Dolní Benešov
Town
Coat of arms
Country Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic
Region Moravian-Silesian
District Opava
Commune Hlučín
Elevation 231 m (758 ft)
Coordinates 49°55′19″N 18°6′28″E / 49.92194, 18.10778
Area 14.8 km² (5.7 sq mi)
Population 4,293 (2006-07-03)
Density 290 /km² (751 /sq mi)
Mayor Jindřich Koska
Timezone CET (UTC+1)
 - summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 747 22
Location in the Czech Republic
Location in the Czech Republic
Location in the Czech Republic
Location in the Moravian-Silesian Region
Location in the Moravian-Silesian Region
Location in the Moravian-Silesian Region
Wikimedia Commons: Dolní Benešov
Website: www.dolnibenesov.cz

Dolní Benešov (IPA[ˈdolɲi: ˈbɛnɛʃof], German: Beneschau) is a small town in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It was first mentioned in a 1312 deed as an estate of the Benešovice noble family and received town privileges in 1493 by King Vladislaus II of Bohemia. In 1846 Salomon Mayer von Rothschild, who owned the ironworks in nearby Vítkovice, acquired Benešov Palace.

Today Dolní Benešov has about 4,300 inhabitants. It is a part of the Hlučín Region.

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