Napajedla
Napajedla | |
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Town | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Napajedla Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°10′20″N 17°31′3″E / 49.17222°N 17.51750°E | |
| Country | Czech Republic |
| Region | Zlín |
| District | Zlín |
| Founded | 1362 |
| Government | |
| • Overlord | Tomáš Čabla |
| Area | |
| • Total | 19.8 km2 (7.6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 200 m (700 ft) |
| Population (2019-01-01[1]) | |
| • Total | 7,222 |
| • Density | 360/km2 (940/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 763 61 |
| Website | www.napajedla.cz |
Napajedla (Czech pronunciation: [ˈnapajɛdla]; ‹See Tfd›German: Napajedl) is a town in the Zlín Region, Czech Republic. It has about 7,200 inhabitants.
Mineral water
In the town is a mineral spring called Slanica (slaný = salty). The existence of the mineral springs was first mentioned in documents from 16th century. The springs was severely damaged, when the railroad was built in the middle of 19th century, and only one spring persisted. This spring is used till today.[2] The town was also well known for its spa, however, the spa was closed in the middle of 20th century.
Notable people
Born there
- Countess Sofija Jelačić (1834–1877), wife of the Croatian ban and general Josip Jelačić von Bužim
- Božena Benešová (1873–1936), lyricist, writer
- Emanuel Weidenhoffer (1874–1939), Austrian politician
- Josef Šnejdárek (1875–1945), General
- Antonín Šebestík (1882–1956), composer, educator, conductor
- Leoš Firkušný (1905–1950), musicologist
- Mářa Vavruchová (1905–1994), translator
- Rudolf Firkušný (1912–1994), pianist
- Jaroslav Petrík (1941–1990), dramaturgist
- Stanislav Horák (born 1962), film director
- Libuše Rudinská (born 1974), photographer, film director
Lived there
- Vincenc Prasek (1843–1912), historian, linguist
- Aristides Baltazzi (1853–1914), Viennese jockey
- Josef Bulva (born 1943), pianist
- Stanislav Horák (born 1962), film director
- Libuše Rudinská (1974), photographer, film director
Twin towns — sister cities
References
- ^ "Population of municipalities of the Czech republic". Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
- ^ https://www.informuji.cz/objekt/5957-pramen-mineralni-vody-slanica/ Pramen minerální vody Slanica
- ^ "Úvodní strana" (in Czech). Město Napajedla. Retrieved 2019-08-24.
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