| 'Statistics' |
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| Area: | 44.3 km² |
| Population: | 25,618 ''(2003)'' |
| 'Map' |
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 Map of the Czech Republic highlighting Krnov |
'Krnov' (;
German: ''Jägerndorf'', new-
Polish: ''Krnów'', old-
Polish: ''Karniów'',
Latin: ''Carnovia'') is an
Upper Silesian city in the northeastern
Czech Republic, in
Moravian-Silesian Region, in the District of
Bruntál, on the
Opava River near the Polish border.
An industrial center, it manufactures textiles (especially woolens) and musical instruments (notably
organs). It is a summer resort and a winter sports area. The city was founded in
1221 and served as the capital of an independent duchy from
1377 to
1523. Krnov has an
18th century castle and several fine churches and abbeys.
People
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Radek Bonk, hockey player
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Joachim Friedrich
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Josel of Rosheim
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Hanns Cibulka, poet
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Siegfried Gessler, liquer manufacturer "ALTVATER"
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Sigmund Langshur, professor
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Jakob Bellak, textiles manufacturer
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Wilhelm Bellak, textiles manufacturer
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Alois Clupacek, textiles manufacturer
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Fritz Geiringer, textiles trader
Twin cities
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Pefki, Greece
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Głubczyce, Opole Voivodship, Poland
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Karben, Wetterau-Kreis, Hesse, Germany
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Mińsk Mazowiecki, Masovian Voivodship, Poland
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Prudnik, Opole Voivodship, Poland
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Saint-Egrève,
Department Isère, Region Rhône-Alpes, France
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Telšiai, Lithuania
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Yukon, Oklahoma, USA
External links
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Municipal website (in Czech)
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Old municipal website version in English
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New municipal website version in English
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City information center (in Czech)
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Sudeten German homeland district of Jägerndorf (in German)