Kunín

Kunín
Kunín
Municipality
	Kunín Castle with the Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross
	Flag Coat of arms
	Kunín Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 49°38′2″N 17°59′23″E / 49.63389°N 17.98972°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Moravian-Silesian
District	Nový Jičín
First mentioned	1382
Area
• Total	17.12 km2 (6.61 sq mi)
Elevation	254 m (833 ft)
Population (2020-01-01)
• Total	1,837
• Density	110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	742 53
Website	www.kunin.cz

Kunín (until 1947 Kunvald German: Kunewald) is a municipality and village in the Nový Jičín District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has around 1,800 inhabitants.

History

The first written mention of Kunvald is from 1382. Kunín was called Kunvald till 1947 when renamed, so that it is often improperly associated with Kunvald in the Pardubice Region.^[2]

Economy

The municipality is connected with a significant dairy company Mlékárna Kunín. The production started here at the end of the 19th century. In 2004 the production was moved to Ostrava while the headquarters stayed here. Since 2007 the company is owned by Lactalis corporation.^[3]

Notable people

Anna Caritas Nitschmann (1715–1760), Moravian Church poet

Twin towns – sister cities

Kunín is twinned with:^[2]

Leimen, Germany

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2020". Czech Statistical Office. 2020-04-30.
^ ^a ^b "Významné letopočty z historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Kunín. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
^ "Historie" (in Czech). Mlékárna Kunín a.s. Retrieved 2020-11-02.

External links

Official website

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[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2020". Czech Statistical Office. 2020-04-30.

[history-2] "Významné letopočty z historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Kunín. Retrieved 2020-11-02.

[3] "Historie" (in Czech). Mlékárna Kunín a.s. Retrieved 2020-11-02.

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