Mladkov
Appearance
Mladkov | |
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Coordinates: 50°5′49″N 16°37′37″E / 50.09694°N 16.62694°E | |
Country | Czech Republic |
Region | Pardubice |
District | Ústí nad Orlicí |
First mentioned | 1350 |
Area | |
• Total | 12.8 km2 (4.9 sq mi) |
Elevation | 508 m (1,667 ft) |
Population (2020-01-01[1]) | |
• Total | 540 |
• Density | 42/km2 (110/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 561 67 |
Website | www |
Mladkov (Template:Lang-de) is a market town in the Ústí nad Orlicí District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.
History
Mladkov was first mentioned in 1350. By the 16th century it had a glassworks and in the 19th century was connected to towns by rail. The town, as a part of German-settled Sudetenland, was annexed by Nazi Germany in 1938. After the war the German population was driven out.
Notable people
- Gudrun Pausewang (1928–2020), German children's writer
- Freya Pausewang (1932–2020), German writer
References
- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2020". Czech Statistical Office. 2020-04-30.
External links
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