Golčův Jeníkov

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Coordinates: 49°48′58.54″N 15°28′36.7″E / 49.8162611, 15.476861
Golčův Jeníkov
Town
Coat of arms
Country Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic
Region Vysočina
District Havlíčkův Brod
Commune Havlíčkův Brod
Municipality Golčův Jeníkov
Elevation 376 m (1,234 ft)
Coordinates 49°48′58.54″N 15°28′36.7″E / 49.8162611, 15.476861
Area 27.49 km² (10.61 sq mi)
Population 2,639 (2005)
Density 96 /km² (249 /sq mi)
Mayor Pavel Kopecký
Timezone CET (UTC+1)
 - summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 582 82
Location in the Czech Republic
Location in the Czech Republic
Location in the Czech Republic
Wikimedia Commons: Golčův Jeníkov
Statistics: statnisprava.cz
Website: www.golcuv-jenikov.cz/

Golčův Jeníkov (IPA[ˈgoltʃu:f ˈjɛɲi:kof]; German: Goltsch-Jenikau) is a town in the Havlíčkův Brod District, Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has around 2,600 inhabitants.

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[edit] Villages

Kobylí Hlava, Nasavrky, Římovice, Sirákovice, Stupárovice and Vrtěšice are administrative parts of Golčův Jeníkov.

[edit] History

[edit] Jewish history

[edit] People

  • Jonas Altar, Jonathan Ha-Levi Altar (1755 - March 25, 1855, Goltsch-Jenikau), Bohemian rabbi ([1])
    • Meir Ha-Levi Altar (1803, Goltsch-Jenikau - 1868, Goltsch-Jenikau), ([2])
  • Aaron Kornfeld (August 2, 1795, Goltsch-Jenikau - October 26, 1881, Goltsch-Jenikau), Bohemian-Austrian Talmudist ([3])
  • Zsigmond Kornfeld, Hungarian banker
  • Jarmila Kratochvilova, track and field athlete

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