Černý Důl
Černý Důl | |
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![]() ![]() Černý Důl Location in the Czech Republic | |
Coordinates: 50°38′6″N 15°42′38″E / 50.63500°N 15.71056°ECoordinates: 50°38′6″N 15°42′38″E / 50.63500°N 15.71056°E | |
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Region | Hradec Králové |
District | Trutnov |
First mentioned | 1556 |
Area | |
• Total | 22.18 km2 (8.56 sq mi) |
Elevation | 684 m (2,244 ft) |
Population (2020-01-01[1]) | |
• Total | 683 |
• Density | 31/km2 (80/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 543 44, 543 72 |
Website | www |
Černý Důl (German: Schwarzent(h)al) is a market town in Trutnov District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants. It lies in the Krkonoše Mountains.
Geography[]
Černý Důl has massive wind calamities during Winter. In 2018 and 2019, thousands of bark beetles moved to the area.[2]
History[]
Černý Důl became popular during ore mining in the Krkonoše Mountains as early as 1383. The manor was purchased by Kryštof of Gendorf in 1533. The town received the right of a free mining town in 1564.[3]
Tourism[]
Multiple ski centers in the town are in the process of being built. The town is best known for it skiing and hiking.[3]
In popular culture[]
On June 17, 2007, a Czech program known as "Panorama" (which shows images of the entire country each morning) was hijacked and a fake nuclear bomb (done with CGI) appeared in the town. This was later confirmed as a hoax.[4]
Twin towns – sister cities[]
Kowary, Poland
References[]
- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2020". Czech Statistical Office. 2020-04-30.
- ^ "Zpráva o Stavu Lesa a Lesního Hospodářství České Republiky v Roce" (PDF). Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Czech Republic). p. 97.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Black Mine". hory-krkonose.cz. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- ^ Wohlmuth, Radek (17 June 2007). "Umělci napadli vysílání ČT 2. Podívejte se jak". magazin.aktualne.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- ^ "Raport o stanie miasta Kowary". bip.kowary.pl (in Polish). Biuletyn Informacji Publicznej Miasta Kowary. 2018. p. 128. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
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- Populated places in Trutnov District
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