Mladkov

Mladkov
Market town
Church of Saint John the Baptist
Flag Coat of arms
Mladkov Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°5′49″N 16°37′37″E / 50.09694°N 16.62694°E / 50.09694; 16.62694Coordinates: 50°5′49″N 16°37′37″E / 50.09694°N 16.62694°E / 50.09694; 16.62694
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Pardubice
District	Ústí nad Orlicí
First mentioned	1350
Area
• Total	12.8 km2 (4.9 sq mi)
Elevation	508 m (1,667 ft)
Population  (2020-01-01[1])
• Total	540
• Density	42/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	561 67
Website	www.mladkov.cz

Mladkov (German: Wichstadtl) is a market town in the Ústí nad Orlicí District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.

History[]

Mladkov was first mentioned in 1350. By the 16th century it had a glassworks and in the 19th century was connected to towns by rail. The town, as a part of German-settled Sudetenland, was annexed by Nazi Germany in 1938. After the war the German population was driven out.

Notable people[]

• Gudrun Pausewang (1928–2020), German children's writer
• Freya Pausewang (1932–2020), German writer

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