Hlučín

Hlučín
Hulczyn
Hultschin
Town
Town hall
Flag
Coat of arms
Country Czech Republic
Region Moravian-Silesian
District Opava
Commune Hlučín
Elevation 241 m (791 ft)
Coordinates 49°53′48″N 18°11′35″E / 49.89667°N 18.19306°E / 49.89667; 18.19306Coordinates: 49°53′48″N 18°11′35″E / 49.89667°N 18.19306°E / 49.89667; 18.19306
Area 21.13 km2 (8.16 sq mi)
Population 14,122 (2011)
Density 668/km2 (1,730/sq mi)
First mentioned 1303
Mayor Pavel Paschek
Timezone CET (UTC+1)
 - summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 748 01
Location in the Czech Republic
Location in the Moravian-Silesian Region
Wikimedia Commons: Hlučín
Statistics: statnisprava.cz
Website: www.hlucin.cz

Hlučín (Czech pronunciation: [ˈɦlutʃiːn]; German: Hultschin; Polish: Hulczyn) is a town in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It is the center of the Hlučín Region. The population was around 14,500 as of 2016. The current mayor in Hlučín is Mgr. Pavel Pashek.[1]

Hlučín was part of the Duchy of Opava before the latter was partitioned along the Opava River between Habsburg Austria and the Kingdom of Prussia in 1742 by the Treaty of Berlin after the First Silesian War. The town was administered within the Prussian Province of Silesia until 1920, when it was made part of Czechoslovakia following World War I. The transferral of the Hlučín Region sparked controversy between Germans, Czechs and Poles. After the Munich Agreement in 1938, Hlučín was annexed by Nazi Germany and again made part of Prussian Silesia, with its German name Hultschin restored to use. Hlučín was restored to Czechoslovakia in 1945 and its German inhabitants expelled.

Subdivisions

The villages Bobrovníky (German: Bobrownik, since 1939: Biberswald) and Darkovičky (German: Kleindarkowitz) belong to the town of Hlučín.

Famous natives

A few of famous artists were born in Hlučín:

  • Pavel Josef Vejvanovský-composer
  • Paul Blashke- composer
  • Bohumil Hynek Bílovský- writer
  • Tomáš Xaver Laštůvka- writer
  • Jan Boshenek- painter
  • Jan Janda- painter

Twin cities

See also

References

  1. ↑ s.r.o., Core Trade. "Informační centrum Hlučín - Moravskoslezký kraj". www.info.hlucin.com. Retrieved 2016-11-30.


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