Fulnek
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 Fulnek Castle
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| Country | Czech Republic | ||
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| Region | Moravian-Silesian | ||
| District | Nový Jičín | ||
| Commune | Odry | ||
| Municipality | Fulnek | ||
| Elevation | 258 m (846 ft) | ||
| Coordinates | 49°43′N 17°55′E / 49.717°N 17.917°E | ||
| Area | 68.46 km2 (26.43 sq mi) | ||
| Population | 5,930 (Jan2010) | ||
| Density | 87 / km2 (225 / 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
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  Location in the Moravian-Silesian Region
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| Statistics: statnisprava.cz | |||
| Website: www.fulnek.cz | |||
Fulnek (Czech pronunciation: [ˈfulnɛk]; German: Fulneck) is a town in the Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic, about 30 km south from Opava.
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[edit] People
People from Fulnek include:
- 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, a Herrnhuter poetess
- Johann Joseph Thalherr (c.1730 - 1807), architect, worked in Austria, Hungary
- Petra Kvitová, tennis player, 2011 Wimbledon Champion
- Ignác Raab
[edit] Nearby municipalities
- Kunín, also Hussite/Moravian Church base
- Nový Jičín
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[edit] External links
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- Fulnek Castle (en)
- Fulnek football club (cz)
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