Charvatce

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Charvatce
Municipality and village
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Flag of Charvatce
Coat of arms of Charvatce
Country Czech Republic
RegionCentral Bohemian Region
DistrictMladá Boleslav District
Area
 • Total1.37 sq mi (3.54 km2)
Elevation
719 ft (219 m)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total223
 • Density160/sq mi (63/km2)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Charvatce is a village and municipality in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Charvatce was founded by White Croats, and "Charvatce" means "Croat".

Czech-American aircraft designer Vladimir Pavlecka, co-designer of the American World War II fighter Northrop P-61 Black Widow[1] and other aircraft, was born in Charvatce.[2]

References[]

  • This article was initially translated from the Czech Wikipedia.
  1. ^ David Doyle. "P-61 Black Widow in Action (blurb)". David Doyle Books). Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  2. ^ Jan A. Novák (April 18, 2015). "Vladimir Pavlecka: Od vzducholodí do kosmu" [Vladimir Pavlecka: From airships to space]. Economický Deník (Economics Daily) (in Czech). Retrieved January 16, 2021.


Coordinates: 50°19′10″N 15°0′8″E / 50.31944°N 15.00222°E / 50.31944; 15.00222

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