Rychvald

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Rychvald
Town
The Czechoslovak Hussite Church

Flag
Coat of arms
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°51′37″N 18°22′44″E / 49.86028°N 18.37889°E / 49.86028; 18.37889
Country Czech Republic
Region Moravian-Silesian
District Karviná
First mentioned 1305
Government
 • Mayor Šárka Kapková
Area
 • Total 17.02 km2 (6.57 sq mi)
Elevation 220 m (720 ft)
Population (2006)
 • Total 6,817
 • Density 400/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Postal code 735 32
Website http://www.rychvald.cz/

 Rychvald (help·info) (Polish: Rychwałd (info), Cieszyn Silesian: Rychwołd, German: Reichwaldau) is a town in the Karviná District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic, in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. It has a population of 6,769 (2001 census).

It was first mentioned in a historical document in 1305 as Richinwalde.[1] There is a Catholic Saint Anne Church in the town.

See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Hosák et al. 1980, 405.

References

  • Hosák, Ladislav; and Rudolf Šrámek (1980). Místní jména na Moravě a ve Slezsku II, M-Ž. Praha: Academia. 
  • Londzin, Józef (1932). Kościoły drewniane na Śląsku Cieszyńskim. Cieszyn: Dziedzictwo błog. Jana Sarkandra. pp. 291–296. OCLC 297540848. 

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Coordinates: 49°51′37″N 18°22′44″E / 49.86028°N 18.37889°E / 49.86028; 18.37889

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