Adamov (Blansko District)
Appearance
Adamov | |
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Town | |
![]() Church of Saint Barbara with the panel flats in the background | |
Coordinates: 49°18′3″N 16°39′16″E / 49.30083°N 16.65444°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | South Moravian |
District | Blansko |
First mentioned | 1360 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Roman Pilát |
Area | |
• Total | 3.77 km2 (1.46 sq mi) |
Elevation | 258 m (846 ft) |
Population (2020-01-01[1]) | |
• Total | 4,507 |
• Density | 1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 679 04 |
Website | www |
Adamov (Czech pronunciation: [ˈadamof]; German: Adamsthal) is a town in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic, near Brno and Blansko. It has about 4,500 inhabitants.
In St. Barbara Church, a wooden Gothic altarpiece is found called the Zwettl Altar (Světelský oltář), which embodies a preserved part of the original sculpture carved for the Zwettl Abbey in the early 16th century.
Notable people
- Johann Victor Krämer (1861–1949), Austrian painter
- Paul Heider (1868–1936), Grand Master of the Teutonic Order
- Jindřich Svoboda (born 1952), football player
References
- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2020". Czech Statistical Office. 2020-04-30.
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