Týn nad Vltavou
Appearance
Týn nad Vltavou (Czech pronunciation: [ˈtiːn ˈnad vl̩tavou]; German: Moldautein) is a town in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has approximately 8,200 inhabitants.
History
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Until 1918, MOLDAUTHEIN - TYN NAD VLTAVOU was part of the Austrian monarchy (Austria side after the compromise of 1867), in the district with the same name, one of the 94 Bezirkshauptmannschaften in Bohemia.[1]
Main sights
- Main square
- St. Jacob's church
- Town hall
- Town museum, exposition of moldavite stones
- Ruins of Tyn's castle
- Rotating theatre
- Temelín Nuclear Power Station, about 6 km south-west, near the Temelin village
- Confluence of the Vltava and Luznice rivers
- Water reservoir at Hněvkovice, 5 km south on the Vltava river, used as a water reserve for the cooling of Temelin turbine condensers[2]
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Chapel of Virgin Mary
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Church of Saint James
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Náměstí
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Tyn vltavou prapor.
References
External links
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