Břidličná
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| Břidličná | |||
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 Center of the town | |||
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| Country | Czech Republic | ||
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| Region | Moravian-Silesian | ||
| District | Bruntál | ||
| Commune | Rýmařov | ||
| River | Moravice River | ||
| Coordinates | 49°54′50″N 17°22′25″E / 49.91389°N 17.37361°E | ||
| Area | 25.77 km2 (9.95 sq mi) | ||
| Population | 3,679 | ||
| Density | 143 / km2 (370 / sq mi) | ||
| First mentioned | 1320 | ||
| Mayor | Bohumír Kamenec | ||
| Timezone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 793 51 | ||
   Location in the Czech Republic
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| Wikimedia Commons: Břidličná | |||
| Statistics: statnisprava.cz | |||
| Website: www.mu-bridlicna.cz | |||
Břidličná (Czech pronunciation: [ˈbr̝ɪdlɪtʃnaː]; formerly Frýdlant nad Moravicí, German: Friedland an der Mohra) is a town in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic about 12 km southeast of Bruntál. The town lies in the Jeseníky Mountains and has a population of 3,698 as of 2004.
History
Břidličná nad Moravicí was first mentioned in a document dating from 1317.
Tourist sites
- Catholic parish church of the three holy kings, 1577
- Catholic memorial church of Joseph II, 1911
- Baroque sculpture of John of Nepomuk, 1766.
Districts
- Albrechtice u Rýmařova
- Břidličná
- Vajglov
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