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Týn nad Vltavou

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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

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]
  • Chapel of Virgin Mary
    Chapel of Virgin Mary
  • Church of Saint James
    Church of Saint James
  • Náměstí
    Náměstí
  • Tyn vltavou prapor.
    Tyn vltavou prapor.

References

  1. ^ Die postalischen Abstempelungen auf den österreichischen Postwertzeichen-Ausgaben 1867, 1883 und 1890, Wilhelm KLEIN, 1967
  2. ^ Energy from Southern Bohemia, Temelin Information Centre publication, 2001
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