Dolní Dunajovice

Dolní Dunajovice
Dolní Dunajovice
Village
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Country Czech Republic
Region South Moravian
District Břeclav
Elevation 183 m (600 ft)
Coordinates 48°51′13″N 16°34′58″E / 48.85361°N 16.58278°E / 48.85361; 16.58278
Area 17.87 km2 (7 sq mi)
 - land 15.64 km2 (6 sq mi)
 - water 2.23 km2 (1 sq mi)
Population 1,693 (December 31, 2009[1])
Density 95 / km2 (246 / sq mi)
First Mentioned 1183
Mayor Josef Hasník
Timezone CET (UTC+1)
 - summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 691 85
Location in the Czech Republic
Location in the Czech Republic
Statistics: www.statnisprava.cz, CZSO Public database
Website: http://www.dolni-dunajovice.cz/

Dolní Dunajovice (German: Unter Tannowitz) is a village in Břeclav District of the South Moravian Region in the Czech Republic. It is located about 7 km (4.3 mi) northwest of Mikulov. The municipality has a population of 1,693 (2008).[1]

Church of St Giles

The settlement was first mentioned as Donavicz in a 1183 deed. In 1249 the Moravian margrave Přemysl Ottokar II granted it together with the Lordship of Mikulov to the Austrian noble Henry I of Liechtenstein.

Notable people

  • Karl Renner (1870-1950), Austrian chancellor and president

External links

References

  1. ^ a b "Vybrané statistické údaje za obec" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. http://vdb.czso.cz/vdbvo/tabdetail.jsp?cislotab=MOS%20ZV01. Retrieved August 3, 2009.