Ženklava

Ženklava
Municipality and village
Visitation of Virgin Mary Church

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Ženklava
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°33′52″N 18°06′30″E / 49.5644°N 18.1083°E / 49.5644; 18.1083Coordinates: 49°33′52″N 18°06′30″E / 49.5644°N 18.1083°E / 49.5644; 18.1083
Country  Czech Republic
Region Moravian-Silesian Region
District Nový Jičín District
Area
  Total 10.67 km2 (4.12 sq mi)
Elevation 325 m (1,066 ft)
Population (2012)
  Total 1,024
  Density 96/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)

Ženklava (German: Senftleben) is a village and municipality in Nový Jičín District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. The German-speaking carpenter and itinerant evangelist Christian David was born here. After 1722 he led many secret Protestants from the Novy Jicin (Neutitschein) District to safety in Germany, building in Saxony the town of Herrnhut on the estate of Count von Zinzendorf.


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