Uničov
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| Uničov | |||
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| Country |  Czech Republic |
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| Region | Olomouc | ||
| District | Olomouc | ||
| Commune | Uničov | ||
| Elevation | 248 m (814 ft) | ||
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| Area | 48.27 km² (18.64 sq mi) | ||
| Population | 12,364 (2006-07-03) | ||
| Density | 256 /km² (663 /sq mi) | ||
| Founded | 1213 | ||
| Mayor | Jarmila Kaprálová | ||
| Timezone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 783 81 - 783 91 | ||
   Location in the Czech Republic
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| Wikimedia Commons: Uničov | |||
| Statistics: statnisprava.cz | |||
| Website: www.unicov.cz | |||
Uničov (IPA: ['ʊɲɪtʃof], German: Mährisch-Neustadt) is a town in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has around 12,400 inhabitants.
Villages Benkov, Brníčko, Dětřichov, Dolní Sukolom, Horní Sukolom, Nová Dědina, Renoty, and Střelice are administrative parts of Uničov.
The main commercial activity of Uničov takes place at the engineering-metallurgical complex UNEX.
[edit] History
Uničov is one of the seven royal Moravian towns. It was founded around 1213 by the Moravian margrave Vladislav Jindřich, the brother of the king Přemysl Otakar I. Uničov has the oldest city chart in the Czech Republic.
[edit] External links
- (Czech) Municipal website
