Fulnek
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Fulnek (ˈfulnɛk; ) is a town
in the Moravian-Silesian Region
, Czech Republic
, about 30 km south from Opava
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Fulnek (ˈfulnɛk; ) is a town
Town
A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size a settlement must be in order to be called a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many American "small towns" seem to British people to be no more than villages, while...
in the Moravian-Silesian Region
Moravian-Silesian Region
Moravian-Silesian Region , or Moravo-Silesian Region, is one of 14 administrative Regions of the Czech Republic, until May 2001 it was formerly called the Ostrava Region . The region is located in the north-eastern part of its historical region of Moravia and in most of the Czech part of the...
, Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
, about 30 km south from Opava
Opava
Opava is a city in the northern Czech Republic on the river Opava, located to the north-west of Ostrava. The historical capital of Czech Silesia, Opava is now in the Moravian-Silesian Region and has a population of 59,843 as of January 1, 2005....
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People
People from Fulnek include:- Leopold Ritter von DittelLeopold Ritter von DittelLeopold Ritter von Dittel was an Austrian urologist who was born in Fulnek, which is now located in the Czech Republic....
(1815 - 1898), urologist, worked in Austria - August Gödrich (1859 - 1942), athlete, worked in Germany
- Arthur Grünberger (born 1882), architect, worked in Austria
- Johann Leopold von Hay (1735–1794), Bishop of Hradec Králové
- Franz KonwitschnyFranz KonwitschnyFranz Konwitschny was a German conductor and violist.He started his career on the viola, playing in the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra under Wilhelm Furtwängler. In 1925, he moved to Vienna, where he played the viola with the Fitzner Quartet. He also began teaching at the Wiener Volkskonservatorium...
, musician - Anna NitschmannAnna NitschmannAnna Caritas Nitschmann was a Moravian Brethren missionary , lyrical poetess, and the second wife of Nicolaus Ludwig Zinzendorf. She served as the Chief Eldress of the Renewed Moravian Church for most of her life, beginning at the young age of 14...
, a HerrnhutHerrnhutHerrnhut is a municipality in the district of Görlitz, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany.It has access to Bundesstraße 178 between Löbau and Zittau...
er poetess - Johann Joseph ThalherrJohann Joseph ThalherrJohann Joseph Thalherr , also known as or , was an Austrian architect.Joseph Thalherr was born in Fulnek, Moravia...
(c.1730 - 1807), architect, worked in Austria, Hungary - Petra KvitováPetra KvitováPetra Kvitová is a Czech professional tennis player. She has won seven WTA singles titles. As of 31 October 2011, she is ranked World No. 2. Kvitová won the 2011 Wimbledon Championships and the 2011 WTA Tour Championships singles titles...
, tennis player, 2011 Wimbledon Champion - Ignác RaabIgnác RaabIgnác Viktorin Raab was a Czech Jesuit and is considered one of the most important Czech painters of the 18th century....
See also
- Most Holy Trinity Church, Fulnek, build by Nikolaus Thalherr
- Fotbal FulnekFotbal FulnekFotbal Fulnek is a football team from Fulnek in the Czech Republic. In the 2009-2010 season, the club played in the Moravian-Silesian Football League but did not fulfil their fixtures and their results for the season were expunged in February 2010.The best achievement of the club was a presence in...
- Fulneck Moravian ChurchFulneck Moravian ChurchFulneck Moravian Church and its associated settlement were established on the Fulneck estate, Pudsey, in the West Riding of Yorkshire, England, in 1744 by Count Nicolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf, a Moravian Bishop and Lutheran priest, following a donation of land by the evangelical Anglican clergyman,...
External links
- Fulnek Castle (en)
- Fulnek football club (cz)