Uherský Ostroh
Uherský Ostroh | |
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Town | |
 Town square | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
| Etymology: Hungarian promontory | |
  Uherský Ostroh Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 48°59′15″N 17°22′54″E / 48.98750°N 17.38167°ECoordinates: 48°59′15″N 17°22′54″E / 48.98750°N 17.38167°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Zlín |
| District | Uherské Hradiště |
| First mentioned | 1286 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Vlastimil Petřík |
| Area | |
| • Total | 26.52 km2 (10.24 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 178 m (584 ft) |
| Population (2020-01-01[1]) | |
| • Total | 4,217 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (410/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 687 24 |
| Website | www |
Uherský Ostroh (Czech pronunciation: [ˈuɦɛrskiː ˈostrox]) is a town in the Uherské Hradiště District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 4,200 inhabitants. It is located about 11 km southwest of Uherské Hradiště. It lies in the ethnographic Slovácko region.
Notable people[]
- Joel Müller (1827–1895), rabbi
- Franz Krones (1835–1902), Austrian historian
- Jan Černý (1874–1959), politician, prime minister of Czechoslovakia
- Otakar Borůvka (1899–1995), mathematician
- Martin Lecián (1900–1927), serial killer
- František Vaněk (1931–2020), ice hockey player
Twin towns – sister cities[]
Uherský Ostroh is twinned with:[2]
Trenčianska Teplá, Slovakia
References[]
- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2020". Czech Statistical Office. 2020-04-30.
- ^ "Návštěva partnerské obce Trenčianská Teplá". uhostroh.cz (in Czech). Město Uherský Ostroh. Retrieved 2020-10-05.
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