Rychvald

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Rychvald
Flag of Rychvald
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Coat of arms of Rychvald
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Rychvald (Czech Republic)
Rychvald
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°51′37″N 18°22′44″E / 49.86028, 18.37889
Country Czech Republic
Region Moravian-Silesian
District Karviná
First mentioned 1305
Government
 - Mayor Jiří Absolon
Area
 - Total 17.02 km² (6.6 sq mi)
Elevation 220 m (722 ft)
Population (2006)
 - Total 6,817
 - Density 400.5/km² (1,037.4/sq mi)
Postal code 735 32
Website: http://www.rychvald.cz/

Rychvald  (Polish: Rychwałd , Cieszyn Silesian: Rychwołd, German: Reichwaldau) is a town in the Karviná District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic, in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. It has a population of 6,769 (2001 census).

It was first mentioned in a historical document in 1305 as Richinwalde.[1]

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[edit] Footnotes

  1. ^ Hosák et al 1980, 405.

[edit] References

  • Hosák, Ladislav; and Rudolf Šrámek (1980). Místní jména na Moravě a ve Slezsku II, M-Ž. Praha: Academia. 

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Coordinates: 49°51′37″N, 18°22′44″E