Trutnov
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  Trutnov Location in the Czech Republic | |||
| Coordinates: 50°33′38″N 15°54′47″E / 50.56056°N 15.91306°E / 50.56056; 15.91306Coordinates: 50°33′38″N 15°54′47″E / 50.56056°N 15.91306°E / 50.56056; 15.91306 | |||
| Country | Czech Republic | ||
| Region | Hradec Králové | ||
| District | Trutnov | ||
| First mentioned | 1260 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Ivan Adamec | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 103.36 km2 (39.91 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 414 m (1,358 ft) | ||
| Population (2015-01-01) | |||
| • Total | 30,893 | ||
| • Density | 300/km2 (770/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) | ||
| Postal code | 541 01 | ||
| Website | www.trutnov.cz | ||
Trutnov (Czech pronunciation: [ˈtrutnof]; German: Trautenau) is a city in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has a population of 31,239 and lies in the Krkonoše in the valley of the Úpa River.
Trutnov is located on a 12th-century Slavic settlement named after the Úpa River; the first written mention of this settlement is from 1260. In order to develop the countryside, King Wenceslaus I of Bohemia granted German settlers the right to establish a town at the pre-existing settlement. The first mention of the German name Trautenau, from which the modern name Trutnov is derived, is from a document of King Wenceslaus II in 1301. Since the end of the 14th century, Trutnov was a dowry town for the Bohemian queen. Its stout defenses repelled all enemies except for a capture by Jan Žižka during the Hussite Wars in 1421 and sieges by the Swedes during the Thirty Years' War in 1642 and 1647. It also was the site of the Battle of Trautenau in 1866 during the Austro-Prussian War.
Trutnov is the birthplace of Samuel Fritz (1654-1730), Jesuit missionary who was the first to produce an accurate map of the Amazon River in 1707.
For centuries, Trutnov relied on farming for its economy, but it began to be industrialized during the 19th century. In 1823, Johannes Faltis constructed a linen manufactury and a cotton weaving mill. Textiles remain an important part of the city's economy. Germans were the ethnic majority in the town until their expulsion in 1945.
In 1974, Václav Havel, the future president of Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic, worked for nine months at the Krakonoš brewery.[1]
Hockey team HC Trutnov is based in the city. [2]
Trutnov has hosted the Trutnov Open Air Music Festival since 1990 and, since 1999, has hosted the Obscene Extreme Festival.
Contents
1 International relations
1.1 Twin towns — Sister cities
2 Famous people
3 References
4 External links
International relations
Twin towns — Sister cities
Trutnov is twinned with:
Kamienna Góra, Poland
Kępno, Poland
Lohfelden, Germany
Senica, Slovakia
Strzelin, Poland
Świdnica, Poland
Würzburg, Germany
Famous people
Rudi Skácel, Professional Footballer
Evelyn Faltis, composer
References
^ Rissanen, Mika. "From the brewery to the presidency". Retrieved 17 March 2018..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ s.r.o., eSports.cz,. "HC BAK Trutnov » Hlavní stránka". Oficiální internetová prezentace klubu HC BAK Trutnov (in Czech). Retrieved 2018-07-26.
External links
Media related to Trutnov at Wikimedia Commons
Official website (in Czech)
- Historical info in English (3 pages)
- Webcam (Krakonošovo square)
- Webcam (View from hill Šibeník to city Trutnov - NE direction)
- Webcam (View from hill Šibeník to city Trutnov - NW direction)
- Webcam (Panorama of Trutnov)
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