Šenov
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| Šenov | |||
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| Country | Czech Republic | ||
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| Region | Moravian-Silesian | ||
| District | Ostrava-City | ||
| Elevation | 255 m (837 ft) | ||
| Coordinates | 49°47′3″N 18°22′47″E / 49.78417°N 18.37972°E | ||
| Area | 16.63 km2 (6.42 sq mi) | ||
| Population | 6,029 (1.1.2012) | ||
| Density | 363 / km2 (940 / sq mi) | ||
| First mentioned | 1305 | ||
| Mayor | Ing. Antonín Ševčík | ||
| Timezone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 739 34 - 739 34 | ||
   Location in the Czech Republic
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  Location in the Moravian-Silesian Region
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| Wikimedia Commons: Šenov | |||
| Statistics: statnisprava.cz | |||
| Website: www.mesto-senov.cz | |||
Šenov (Czech pronunciation: [ˈʃɛnof]; Polish: Szonów; German: Schönhof) is a town in the Ostrava-City District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic. It has a population of 5,919(2010). It lies in the historical region of Těšín Silesia.
According to the Austrian census of 1910 the town had 3,441 inhabitants, 3,412 of whom had permanent residence there. Census asked people for their native language, 2,820 (82.6%) were Czech-speaking and 528 (15.5%) were Polish-speaking. Most populous religious groups were Roman Catholics with 2,883 (83.8%), followed by Protestants with 539 (15.7%).[1]
People
- Wacław Olszak, Polish physician and politician
References
- ↑ Ludwig Patryn (ed): Die Ergebnisse der Volkszählung vom 31. Dezember 1910 in Schlesien, Troppau 1912.
External links
- (Czech) Official website
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