Fulnek
For other uses, see Fulnek (disambiguation).
| Fulnek | |||
| Town | |||
 Fulnek Castle | |||
|
|||
| Country | Czech Republic | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Region | Moravian-Silesian | ||
| District | Nový Jičín | ||
| Commune | Odry | ||
| Municipality | Fulnek | ||
| Elevation | 258 m (846 ft) | ||
| Coordinates | CZ 49°43′N 17°55′E / 49.717°N 17.917°ECoordinates: CZ 49°43′N 17°55′E / 49.717°N 17.917°E | ||
| Area | 68.46 km2 (26.43 sq mi) | ||
| Population | 5,921 (Dec2011) | ||
| Density | 86 / km2 (223 / sq mi) | ||
| First mentioned | 1293 | ||
| Mayor | Jana Mocová | ||
| Timezone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 742 45 | ||
| NUTS | CZ0804 599352 | ||
   Location in the Czech Republic
| |||
  Location in the Moravian-Silesian Region
| |||
| Statistics: statnisprava.cz | |||
| Website: www | |||
Fulnek (Czech pronunciation: [ˈfulnɛk]; German: Fulnek) is a town in the Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic, about 30 km south from Opava.
History
Until 1918, FULNEK was part of the Austrian monarchy (Austria side after the compromise of 1867), in the NEUTITSCHEIN - NOVÝ JIČÍN district, one of the 34 Bezirkshauptmannschaften in Moravia.[1]
 Austrian KK 5 kr stamp, German cancelled FULNEK in 1886 |
In 1938, it was occupied by the Nazi army as one of the municipalities in Sudetenland. The German-speaking population was expelled in 1945 (see the Beneš decrees) and replaced by Czech settlers.
People
People from Fulnek include:
- John Amos Comenius (1592-1670), bishop and "Father of Modern Education" served as pastor of the Unitas Fratrum in Fulnek
- Leopold Ritter von Dittel (1815 - 1898), urologist, worked in Austria
- August Gödrich (1859 - 1942), athlete, worked in Germany
- Arthur Grünberger (born 1882), architect, worked in Austria
- Johann Leopold von Hay (1735–1794), Bishop of Hradec Králové
- Franz Konwitschny, musician
- Anna Nitschmann (1715-1760), a Moravian missionary and poet
- Johann Joseph Thalherr (c.1730 - 1807), architect, worked in Austria, Hungary
- Petra Kvitová, tennis player, 2011 and 2014 Wimbledon Champion
- Ignác Raab
Nearby municipalities
- Kunín, also Hussite/Moravian Church base
- Nový Jičín
Gallery
-
Komenský square
-
Most Holy Trinity Church
-
Old train station
See also
- Most Holy Trinity Church, Fulnek
- Fotbal Fulnek
- Fulneck Moravian Settlement and Fulneck Moravian Church, Yorkshire, England
References
- ↑ Die postalischen Abstempelungen auf den österreichischen Postwertzeichen-Ausgaben 1867, 1883 und 1890, Wilhelm KLEIN, 1967
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fulnek. |
External links
- Fulnek Castle (en)
- Fulnek football club (cz)
|
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Monday, June 22, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.