- Hlučín
Geobox | Settlement
name = Hlučín
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category = Town
image_caption =
symbol = Hlučín_znak.png
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country = Czech Republic
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region = Moravian-Silesian
region_type = Region
district = Opava
district_type = District
commune = Hlučín
municipality =
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location =
elevation = 241
lat_d = 49
lat_m = 53
lat_s = 48
lat_NS = N
long_d = 18
long_m = 11
long_s = 35
long_EW = E
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area = 21.13
area_round = 2
population = 14312
population_date = 2006-07-03
population_density = auto
established = 1303
established_type = First mentioned
mayor = David Maňas
timezone =
map_background = Czechia - background map.png
map_caption = Location in the Czech Republic
map_locator = Czechia
map1 = Moravian-Silesian Region - outline map.svg
map1_background =Moravian_Silesian_Region_-_background_map.png
map1_caption = Location in the Moravian-Silesian Region
map1_locator = Moravian-Silesian_Region
commons = Hlučín
statistics = [http://www.statnisprava.cz/ebe/ciselniky.nsf/i/507016 statnisprava.cz]
website = [http://www.hlucin.cz/ www.hlucin.cz]
footnotes =Hlučín (IPA2|ˈɦlutʃiːn; _de. Hultschin; _pl. Hulczyn) is a
town in theMoravian-Silesian Region of theCzech Republic . It is the center of theHlučín Region . The population was 14,500 as of 2004.Hlučín was annexed from Habsburg Austria by the
Kingdom of Prussia in 1742 after theFirst Silesian War . The town was administered within the PrussianProvince of Silesia until 1920, when it was made part ofCzechoslovakia followingWorld War I . After theMunich Agreement in 1938, it was annexed byNazi Germany and again made part of Prussian Silesia. Hlučín was restored to Czechoslovakia in 1945.Subdivisions
The villages Bobrovníky (German: "Bobrownik", since 1939: "Biberswald") and Darkovičky (German: "Kleindarkowitz") belong to the town of Hlučín.
See also
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Museum of the fortifications Hlučín External links
* [http://www.hlucin.cz/ Official website] cs icon
* [http://www.hlucinsko.info/mapy_or.php?mapa=cr]
* [http://www.hlucinsko.info/mapy_or.php?mapa=hl]
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