Kněždub

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Kněždub
Municipality

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Kněždub
Coordinates: 48°52′52″N 17°23′45″E / 48.88111°N 17.39583°E / 48.88111; 17.39583Coordinates: 48°52′52″N 17°23′45″E / 48.88111°N 17.39583°E / 48.88111; 17.39583
Country  Czech Republic
Region South Moravian
District Hodonín
Area
  Total 16.09 km2 (6.21 sq mi)
Elevation 185 m (607 ft)
Population (1.1.2012)
  Total 1,129
  Density 70/km2 (180/sq mi)
Postal code 696 64
Website http://knezdub.obec.cz

Kněždub is a village and municipality (obec) in Hodonín District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic.

The municipality covers an area of 16.09 square kilometres (6.21 sq mi), and has a population of 1,124 (as at 1 January 2008).

Kněždub lies approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) east of Hodonín, 67 km (42 mi) south-east of Brno, and 254 km (158 mi) south-east of Prague.

It is the birthplace of Joža Uprka, František Úprka and Antoš Frolka.

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