Týn nad Vltavou
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| Country | Czech Republic | ||
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| Region | South Bohemian | ||
| District | České Budějovice | ||
| Commune | Týn nad Vltavou | ||
| Elevation | 362 m (1,188 ft) | ||
| Coordinates | 49°13′24.23″N 14°25′14.04″E / 49.2233972°N 14.4205667°ECoordinates: 49°13′24.23″N 14°25′14.04″E / 49.2233972°N 14.4205667°E | ||
| Area | 43.03 km2 (16.61 sq mi) | ||
| Population | 8,309 (2005) | ||
| Density | 193 / km2 (500 / sq mi) | ||
| Mayor | Milan Šnorek | ||
| Timezone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 375 01 | ||
   Location in the Czech Republic
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| Wikimedia Commons: Týn nad Vltavou | |||
| Statistics: statnisprava.cz | |||
| Website: www.tnv.cz | |||
Týn nad Vltavou (Czech pronunciation: [ˈtiːn ˈnad vl̩tavou̯]; German: Moldautein) is a town in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has approximately 8,200 inhabitants.
History
Until 1918, MOLDAUTHEIN - TYN NAD VLTAVOU was part of the Austrian monarchy (Austria side after the compromise of 1867), in the district with the same name, one of the 94 Bezirkshauptmannschaften in Bohemia.[1]
Main sights
- main square
- St. Jacob's church
- town hall
- town museum, expositon of moldavite stones
- ruins of Tyn's castle
- rotating theatre
- Temelín Nuclear Power Station, about 6 km south-west, near the Temelin village
- confluence of Vltava and Luznice rivers
- water reservoir at Hněvkovice, 5 km south on the Vltava river, used as a water reserve for the cooling of Temelin turbine condensers[2]
References
- ↑ Die postalischen Abstempelungen auf den österreichischen Postwertzeichen-Ausgaben 1867, 1883 und 1890, Wilhelm KLEIN, 1967
- ↑ Energy from Southern Bohemia, Temelin Information Centre publication, 2001
External links
- (Czech) Municipal website
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