Jiřetín pod Jedlovou

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Jiřetín pod Jedlovou

Coordinates: 50°52′28″N 14°34′26″E / 50.87444°N 14.57389°ECoordinates: 50°52′28″N 14°34′26″E / 50.87444°N 14.57389°E

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District

Area

• Total

11.21 km² (4.33 sq mi)

Elevation

458 m (1,503 ft)

Population

• Total

580

• Density

52/km² (130/sq mi)

Postal code

407 56

Website

http://www.jiretin.cz/

Jiřetín pod Jedlovou (German: Sankt Georgenthal) is a village and municipality (obec) in Děčín District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic.

The municipality covers an area of 11.21 square kilometres (4.33 sq mi), and has a population of 580.

Jiřetín pod Jedlovou lies approximately 30 kilometres (19 mi) north-east of Děčín, 45 km (28 mi) north-east of Ústí nad Labem, and 89 km (55 mi) north of Prague.

People

Johann Birnbaum (painter), (1793–1872), painter
Franz Anton Ernst (Czech: František Antonín Ernst; 1745–1805), composer^[1]
Anton Donat (1746 - ?), painter
Johann Aloys Miksch (1765–1845), singer^[2]
Edmunda Maria Anna May (1805 - ?), abbottess
Josef Pietsch (1810–1866), priest
Wenzel Salomon (1874, Jiřetín pod Jedlovou - 1953), painter^[3]

References

Czech Statistical Office: Municipalities of Děčín District

See also: Jiřetín and Georgenthal (disambiguation)

Towns and villages of Děčín District

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