Kunvald is a village in 5 km north of Žamberk

Žamberk

Žamberk is a town in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 6,100 inhabitants.-Museums and Historic Sites:* Municipal Museum – Československé armády 472* House of Prokop Diviš – Helvíkovice 326* Litice - ancient castle...

 in the Ústí nad Orlicí District

Ústí nad Orlicí District

Ústí nad Orlicí District is a district within Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is city Ústí nad Orlicí. The district has borders with Pardubice District to the west, Svitavy District to the south and Chrudim District to the southwest.-External links:*...

, in the Pardubice Region

Pardubice Region

Pardubice Region is an administrative unit of the Czech Republic, located mainly in the eastern part of its historical region of Bohemia, with a small part in northwestern Moravia. It is named after its capital Pardubice. "There are a total of 452 municipalities in the region...

 of the Czech Republic

Czech Republic

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. It has over 1,000 inhabitants. The Unitas Fratrum

Unitas Fratrum

This article is about the coordinating body of the Moravian Church worldwide. For the Christian denomination based in Texas see Unity of the Brethren....

 (Brüdergemeine/Moravian Church) was founded in Kunvald in 1457, when followers of the martyred Jan Hus

Jan Hus

Jan Hus , often referred to in English as John Hus or John Huss, was a Czech priest, philosopher, reformer, and master at Charles University in Prague...

 (John Huss) found refuge on the estate of King George of Poděbrady

George of Podebrady

George of Kunštát and Poděbrady , also known as Poděbrad or Podiebrad , was King of Bohemia...

.

Natives

• Jan Černý-Nigranus
  Jan Cerný-Nigranus
  Jan Černý-Nigranus , was a Czech historian, preacher and bishop of the Jednota bratrská now called the Moravian Church.-Life:...
  
   (c. 1500-1565), historian, priest, bishop of Jednota bratrská
• Jan Michalička - teacher and musician
• Jan Evangelista Mitvalský - physician
• Ludvík Vacátko - painter
• František Bílek - hippologian, who saved the Przewalski breed of wild horse
• Karel Režný - gymnasium professor
• František Trejtnar - military pilot, member of 310th Czechoslovakian wing during World War II
  World War II
  World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
  
   in Great Britain
  Great Britain
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• Josef Jindra - European and world champion in aerobatics

Other residents

• Bohuslav Balbín
  Bohuslav Balbín
  Bohuslav Balbín was a Czech writer and Jesuit, the "Bohemian Pliny," whose Vita beatae Joannis Nepomuceni martyris was published in Prague, 1670,...
  
   (1621-1688), baroque poet and historian, member of the Jesuit order
  Society of Jesus
  The Society of Jesus is a Catholic male religious order that follows the teachings of the Catholic Church. The members are called Jesuits, and are also known colloquially as "God's Army" and as "The Company," these being references to founder Ignatius of Loyola's military background and a...
  
  

Sister city

Because of their connection with the Moravian Church/Jednota Bratrska a sister city relationship between Lititz, Pennsylvania

Lititz, Pennsylvania

Lititz is a borough in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, 6 miles north of the city of Lancaster.-History:Lititz was founded by members of the Moravian Church in 1756, and was named after a castle in Bohemia near the village of Kunvald where the ancient Bohemian Brethren's Church had...

and Kunvald was established on June 11, 2006, during the celebration of the 250th anniversary naming of Lititz. The ceremony took place in Lititz Springs Park.

External links

• http://www.orlicko.cz/Kunvald/