Napajedla

Napajedla
Napajedla
City
Flag
Coat of arms
Country Czech Republic
Region Zlín
District Zlín
Municipality Napajedla
River Morava
Elevation 200 m (656 ft)
Coordinates 49°10′20″N 17°31′3″E / 49.17222°N 17.5175°E / 49.17222; 17.5175
Area 19.8 km2 (7.6 sq mi)
Population 7,694
Density 389 / km2 (1,008 / sq mi)
Founded 1362
Mayor Irena Brabcová
Timezone CET (UTC+1)
 - summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 763 61
Location in the Czech Republic
Location in the Czech Republic
Wikimedia Commons: Napajedla
Statistics: statnisprava.cz
Website: www.napajedla.cz

Napajedla (Czech pronunciation: [ˈnapajɛdla]; German: Napajedl) is a town in the Zlín Region, Czech Republic. It has about 7,500 inhabitants.

People

Born there

  • Countess Sofija Jelačić (1834 - 1877), wife of the Croatian ban and general Josip Jelačić von Bužim
  • Božena Benešová (1873 - 1936), a female lyricist, writer
  • Emanuel Weidenhoffer (1874 - 1939), Austrian politician
  • General Josef Šnejdárek (1875 - 1945)
  • Antonín Šebestík (1882 - 1956), composer, educator, conductor
  • Rudolf Firkušný (1912 - 1994), a pianist
  • Jaroslav Petrík (1941 - 1990), a dramaturgist
  • Stanislav Horák (1962), film director

Lived there

  • Vincenc Prasek (1843 - 1912), historian, linguist
  • Aristides Baltazzi (1853 - 1914), Viennese jockey
  • Josef Bulva (born 1943), pianist
  • Stanislav Horák (born 1962), film director
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