Týn nad Vltavou

Týn nad Vltavou
Town
Týn nad Vltavou
Flag Coat of arms
Country	Czech Republic
Region	South Bohemian
District	České Budějovice
Commune	Týn nad Vltavou
Elevation	362 m (1,188 ft)
Coordinates	CZ 49°13′24.23″N 14°25′14.04″E / 49.2233972°N 14.4205667°ECoordinates: CZ 49°13′24.23″N 14°25′14.04″E / 49.2233972°N 14.4205667°E
Area	43.03 km^2 (16.61 sq mi)
Population	8,309 (2005)
Density	193 / km^2 (500 / sq mi)
Mayor	Milan Šnorek
Timezone	CET (UTC+1)
- summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	375 01
Location in the Czech Republic
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]

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  Chapel of Virgin Mary

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  Church of Saint James

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  Náměstí

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  Tyn vltavou prapor.

References

1. Die postalischen Abstempelungen auf den österreichischen Postwertzeichen-Ausgaben 1867, 1883 und 1890, Wilhelm KLEIN, 1967
2. Energy from Southern Bohemia, Temelin Information Centre publication, 2001

External links

• (Czech) Municipal website