Týn nad Vltavou

Týn nad Vltavou
Týn nad Vltavou
	Town
	Týn nad Vltavou
	Flag Coat of arms
	Týn nad Vltavou Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 49°13′25″N 14°25′14″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	South Bohemian
District	České Budějovice
First mentioned	1229
Government
• Mayor	Ivo Machálek
Area
• Total	43.03 km2 (16.61 sq mi)
Elevation	362 m (1,188 ft)
Population (2020-01-01[1])
• Total	7,960
• Density	180/km2 (480/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	375 01
Website	www.tnv.cz

Týn nad Vltavou (Czech pronunciation: [ˈtiːn ˈnad vl̩tavou]; German: Moldautein) is a town in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 8,000 inhabitants. The centre of the town is historically significant and is protected by law as Urban monument zone.

Administrative parts

Villages of Hněvkovice na levém břehu Vltavy, Koloděje nad Lužnicí, Netěchovice, Nuzice, Předčice and Vesce are administrative parts of Týn nad Vltavou.

History

Until 1918, Moldauthein – Tyn nad Vltavou was part of the Austrian monarchy (Austria side after the compromise of 1867), in the district with the same name, one of the 94 Bezirkshauptmannschaften in Bohemia.[2]

Sights

Main square
St. Jacob's church
Town hall
Town museum, exposition of moldavite stones
Ruins of Týn's castle
Rotating theatre
Confluence of the Vltava and Lužnice rivers
Water reservoir at Hněvkovice, 5 km south on the Vltava, used as a water reserve for the cooling of Temeín turbine condensers[3]

Notable people

Matěj Kopecký (1775–1847), puppeteer
Alfréd Radok (1914–1976), stage director and film director

Gallery

Chapel of Virgin Mary
Church of Saint James
Town square

References

"Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2020". Czech Statistical Office. 2020-04-30.
Die postalischen Abstempelungen auf den österreichischen Postwertzeichen-Ausgaben 1867, 1883 und 1890, Wilhelm Klein, 1967
Energy from Southern Bohemia, Temelin Information Centre publication, 2001

External links

(in Czech) Official website

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[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2020". Czech Statistical Office. 2020-04-30.

[2] Die postalischen Abstempelungen auf den österreichischen Postwertzeichen-Ausgaben 1867, 1883 und 1890, Wilhelm Klein, 1967

[3] Energy from Southern Bohemia, Temelin Information Centre publication, 2001