Kunín
Kunín (until 1947 Kunvald German: Kunewald) is a village in Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has around 1,800 inhabitants. Kunín was called Kunvald till 1947 when renamed, so that it is often improperly associated with another village called Kunvald near Žamberk in the Ústí nad Orlicí District, in the Pardubice Region.
Kunín | |
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Village | |
 Church of the Holy Cross | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Kunín Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°38′N 17°59′E | |
| Country |  |
| Region | Moravian-Silesian Region |
| District | Nový Jičín District |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Website | http://www.kunin.cz/ |
Natives
- Anna Caritas Nitschmann (1715, Kunvald - 1760, Herrnhut), Moravian Church poet
- Georg Schmidt (1709, Kunvald - 1785, Niesky), Moravian Church (Herrnhuter) missionary
- Friedrich Böhnisch (born 1710, Kunvald), Moravian Church (Herrnhuter) missionary
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