Krnov
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| Area: | 44.3 km² |
| Population: | 25,618 (2003) |
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Krnov (read "kûr´nôf" in Czech, German: Jägerndorf, new-Polish: Krnów, old-Polish: Karniów, Latin: Carnovia) is an Upper Silesian city in the northeastern Czech Republic, in Moravian-Silesian Region, in the District of Bruntál, on the Opava River near the Polish border.
An industrial center, it manufactures textiles (especially woolens) and musical instruments (notably organs). It is a summer resort and a winter sports area. The city was founded in 1221 and served as the capital of an independent duchy from 1377 to 1523. Krnov has an 18th century castle and several fine churches and abbeys.
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People
- Radek Bonk, hockey player
- Joachim Friedrich
- Josel of Rosheim
- Hanns Cibulka, poet
Twin cities
- Pefki, Greece
- Głubczyce, Opole Voivodship, Poland
- Karben, Wetterau-Kreis, Hesse, Germany
- Mińsk Mazowiecki, Masovian Voivodship, Poland
- Prudnik, Opole Voivodship, Poland
- Saint-Egrève, Department Isère, Region Rhône-Alpes, France
- Telšiai, Lithuania
- Yukon, Oklahoma, USA
External links
- [Municipal website (in Czech)]
- [Old municipal website version in English]
- [New municipal website version in English]
- [City information center (in Czech)]
- [Sudeten German homeland district of Jägerndorf (in German)]
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