Veselí nad Moravou
Veselí nad Moravou | |
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Town | |
 Saint Bartholomew Square | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Veselí nad Moravou Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 48°57′10″N 17°22′53″E / 48.95278°N 17.38139°ECoordinates: 48°57′10″N 17°22′53″E / 48.95278°N 17.38139°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | South Moravian |
| District | Hodonín |
| First mentioned | 1261 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Petr Kolář (TOP 09) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 35.44 km2 (13.68 sq mi) |
| • Land | 33.36 km2 (12.88 sq mi) |
| • Water | 2.08 km2 (0.80 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 176 m (577 ft) |
| Population (2020-01-01[1]) | |
| • Total | 10,889 |
| • Density | 310/km2 (800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 698 01 |
| Website | www |
Veselí nad Moravou (Czech pronunciation: [ˈvɛsɛliː ˈnat moravou], German: Wessely/Wesseli, Wessely/Wesseli an der March) is a town in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has around 11,000 inhabitants.
Notable people[]
- Salomon Kohn (1825–1904), Austrian novelist
- Fred Sersen (1890–1962), painter and cinema special effects artist
- Karel Benedík (1923–1997), painter
Twin towns – sister cities[]
Veselí nad Moravou is twinned with:[2]
Crespellano (Valsamoggia), Italy
Malacky, Slovakia
Żnin, Poland
References[]
- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2020". Czech Statistical Office. 2020-04-30.
- ^ "Mezinárodní spolupráce - partnerská města". veseli-nad-moravou.cz (in Czech). Město Veselí nad Moravou. Retrieved 2020-08-15.
External links[]
- Official website (in Czech)
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