Napajedla
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| Basic data | |||||
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 Czech Republic
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| Region : | Zlínský kraj | ||||
| District : | Zlín | ||||
| Area : | 1980 ha | ||||
| Geographic location : | 49 ° 10 ′ N , 17 ° 31 ′ E | ||||
| Height: | 200 m nm | ||||
| Residents : | 7,222 (Jan 1, 2019) | ||||
| Postal code : | 763 61 | ||||
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| Status: | city | ||||
| Districts: | 1 | ||||
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| Mayor : | Antonín Černocký (as of 2006) | ||||
| Address: | nám. Masarykovo 89 763 61 Napajedla |
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| Municipality number: | 585513 | ||||
| Website : | www.napajedla.cz | ||||
Napajedla (German Napajedl, older also Nepagedel ) is a town in the Zlínský kraj region in the Czech Republic . The city is located in the scenic region on the border between Haná (Hanna), Valašsko (Moravian Wallachia) and Slovácko (Moravian Slovakia), which is known as the "Napajedler Gate".
history
Napajedl was already a strategically important place in early history, which was on a trade route between the Baltic States and the Mediterranean .
Napajedl was first mentioned in writing in 1362. Around 1410 it came to Dobeš of Tworkau . Later it belonged to the noble families Žerotín and von Rottal for a long time . During their reign, the Lords of Stockau established spa houses in Napajedl, which were mainly visited by Viennese society.
Attractions
- Baroque church of St. Bartholomew
- Baroque castle with a castle park
- Stud established in 1884, breeding racehorses
- Former monastery, now a school
Personalities
sons and daughters of the town
- Rudolf Hirsch (1816–1872), Austrian journalist and editor, poet and composer
- Viktor Siedek (1856–1937), Austrian architect
- Emanuel Weidenhoffer (1874–1939), Austrian politician, Minister of Finance from 1931 to 1933
- Rudolf Firkušný (1912–1994), pianist
Worked in place
- Georg von Stockau (1806–1865), politician and landowner
- Vincenc Prasek (1843–1912), historian, linguist, enlightener
- Božena Benešová (1873–1936), poet, storyteller, writer
Web links
Commons : Napajedla - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Český statistický úřad - The population of the Czech municipalities as of January 1, 2019 (PDF; 7.4 MiB)
- ↑ Mappa of the March River on mapy.mzk.cz
- ↑ Miroslav Plaček, Peter Futak: Páni for Kunštátu. Rod erbu vrchních pruhů na cestě k trůnu (= Edice Šlechtické rody Čech, Moravy a Slezska. 5). Nakladatelství Lidové Noviny, Praha 2006, ISBN 80-7106-683-4 , p. 325.