Uničov

Coordinates: 49°46′16″N 17°7′1″E / 49.77111°N 17.11694°E / 49.77111; 17.11694

Uničov
Town
Flag Coat of arms
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Olomouc
District	Olomouc
Commune	Uničov
Elevation	248 m (814 ft)
Coordinates	49°46′16″N 17°7′1″E / 49.77111°N 17.11694°E / 49.77111; 17.11694
Area	48.27 km2 (18.64 sq mi)
Population	12,364 (2006-07-03)
Density	256 / km2 (663 / sq mi)
Founded	1213
Mayor	Jarmila Kaprálová
Timezone	CET (UTC+1)
- summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	783 81 - 783 91
Location in the Czech Republic
Wikimedia Commons: Uničov
Statistics: statnisprava.cz
Website: www.unicov.cz

Uničov (Czech pronunciation: [ˈuɲɪtʃof]; German: Mährisch-Neustadt) is a town in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has around 12,400 inhabitants.

Villages Benkov, Brníčko, Dětřichov, Dolní Sukolom, Horní Sukolom, Nová Dědina, Renoty, and Střelice are administrative parts of Uničov.

The main commercial activity of Uničov takes place at the engineering-metallurgical complex UNEX.

History

Uničov is one of the seven royal Moravian towns. It was founded around 1213 by the Moravian margrave Vladislav Jindřich, the brother of the king Přemysl Otakar I. Uničov has the oldest city chart in the Czech Republic.

External links

• (Czech) Municipal website