Nýdek
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Nýdek Nydek |
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Location in the Czech Republic | |||
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Country | Czech Republic | ||
Region | Moravian-Silesian | ||
District | Frýdek-Místek | ||
First mentioned | 1430 | ||
Government | |||
- Mayor | Jan Konečný | ||
Area | |||
- Total | 28.19 km² (10.9 sq mi) | ||
Elevation | 410 m (1,345 ft) | ||
Population (2006) | |||
- Total | 1,932 | ||
- Density | 68.5/km² (177.5/sq mi) | ||
Postal code | 739 96 | ||
Website: http://www.nydek.cz/ |
Nýdek (Polish: Nydek , German: Niedek) is a village in Frýdek-Místek District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic. It has a population of 1,952 (2001 census), 26.6% of the population are the Poles.[1]
It lies on the slopes of the Silesian Beskids mountain range, in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. Hluchová River flows through the village.
The village was first mentioned in a written document in 1430 as Nidek.[2]
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ 2001 census data. Czech Statistical Office.
- ^ Hosák et al 1980, 151.
[edit] References
- Hosák, Ladislav; and Rudolf Šrámek (1980). Místní jména na Moravě a ve Slezsku II, M-Ž. Praha: Academia.
- Londzin, Józef (1932). Kościoły drewniane na Śląsku Cieszyńskim. Cieszyn: Dziedzictwo błog. Jana Sarkandra, 213-216.
[edit] External links
- (Czech) Official website
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