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Studénka (ˈstudɛːŋka; ) is a town of 10,210 residents in Nový Jičín District

Nový Jicín District

Nový Jičín District is a district within Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is Nový Jičín.- List of all towns and villages :...

of 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....

. It is on the mainline railway between Kraków

Kraków

Kraków also Krakow, or Cracow , is the second largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in the Lesser Poland region, the city dates back to the 7th century. Kraków has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Polish academic, cultural, and artistic life...

and Prague

Prague

Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...

, and was the scene of the Studénka train disaster

Studénka train disaster

Studénka train accident was a rail accident that happened on August 8, 2008 at approximately 09.30 local time .The train EuroCity 108 Comenius was an express train en route from Kraków, Poland to Prague, Czech Republic that struck a part of a motorway bridge that had fallen onto the railroad track...

in August 2008. The town is situated on both sides of the historical border between Moravia

Moravia

Moravia is a historical region in Central Europe in the east of the Czech Republic, and one of the former Czech lands, together with Bohemia and Silesia. It takes its name from the Morava River which rises in the northwest of the region...

and Silesia

Silesia

Silesia is a historical region of Central Europe located mostly in Poland, with smaller parts also in the Czech Republic, and Germany.Silesia is rich in mineral and natural resources, and includes several important industrial areas. Silesia's largest city and historical capital is Wrocław...

. It became best known as the birthplace of František Tomášek

František Tomášek

František Tomášek was a cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church in Bohemia, the 34th Archbishop of Prague, and a Roman Catholic theologian...

Cadastral areas

Butovice - formerly a Moravian village, during communism the area was exploited for the agricultural industry.
Nová Horka - in the Moravian part of the town
Studénka nad Odrou - in the Silesian part

Famous people

František Cardinal Tomášek - 34. arch bishop of Prague and primas czech (born in Studénce)
Jan Böhm, bishop and waker
Matyáš Reinscher, builder
Adam Smuž, geographer and politician
Vladimír Svačina, hockey-player
Miloš Holaň, hockey-player and coach, czech representative
Oldřich Haluska, football player

Sports

HC Studénka - Ice-hockey HC Studénka
MSV Studénka - football
SK Studénka - National Handball SK Studénka

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