Rychnov nad Kněžnou (Czech Republic)

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Name (Hebrew)
ריכנוב נאד קנז'נו (צ'כיה)
Name (Latin)
Rychnov nad Kněžnou (Czech Republic)
Other forms of name
רייכנאווי (צ'כיה)
Coordinates
016.2150870 016.3449814 050.1981154 050.1326991 (gooearth )
Associated country
Czech Republic
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 157275270
Wikidata: Q1000091
Library of congress: n 97003764
Sources of Information
  • GeoNet on WWW(Rychnov nad Kneznou; ppl.; 50°10ʹN, 16°17ʹE)
  • O Karlu Poláčkovi a o jiných, 1995:t.p. (Rychnov nad Kněžnou)
  • GeoNet on WWW(Rychnov nad Kneznou; ppl.; 50p0s10ʹN, 16p0s17ʹE)

Wikipedia description:

Rychnov nad Kněžnou (Czech pronunciation: [ˈrɪxnof ˈnat kɲɛʒnou]; German: Reichenau an der Knieschna) is a town in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 12,000 inhabitants. The town is located on the Kněžna River. The history of Rychnov nad Kněžnou is primarily connected with the noble Kolowrat family, who owned the town since 1640 and had a castle built here. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument zone.

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