Mladkov
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| Mladkov | ||
| (Wichstadtl in German) | ||
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| Country | Czech Republic | |
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| Coordinates | 50°05′49″N 16°37′30″E / 50.097°N 16.625°E | |
| Population | 556 | |
   Location in the Czech Republic
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| Website: http://www.mladkov.cz/ | ||
Mladkov (once known by the German name "Wichstadtl") is a village in the Czech Republic. The mayor is Teodor Šmok and the population is 556.
[edit] History
The village dates to the fourteenth century. By the sixteenth century it had a glassworks and in the nineteenth century was connected to towns by rails. As with the rest of Czechoslovakia the town was occupied by Nazi Germany in World War II. After the war the German population was driven out.
[edit] Notable native
- Gudrun Pausewang - German children's writer.
[edit] External links
Coordinates: 50°05′49″N 16°37′30″E / 50.097°N 16.625°E
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