Rakovník (Czech Republic)

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Information for Authority record

Name (Hebrew)
רקובניק (צ'כיה)
Name (Latin)
Rakovník (Czech Republic)
Other forms of name
Rakonitz (Czech Republic)
Coordinates
13.73347275 13.73347275 50.10379279 50.10379279 (gooearth )
Associated country
Czech Republic
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 142074492
Wikidata: Q985465
Library of congress: n 98038202
Sources of Information
  • GEOnet Apr. 23, 1998(Rakovník, PPL, 50°06ʹN 13°45ʹE)
  • Žaket (Firm). Rakovník, plán města, c1996.
  • LC database Apr. 23, 1998(hdg.: Rakovník (Czech Republic))
  • GEOnet Apr. 23, 1998(Rakovník, PPL, 50p0s06ʹN 13p0s45ʹE)
  • Col. Lipp. gaz., 1962(Rakovnik, Czech Rakovník, Ger. Rakonitz, town, Bohemia, CS)

Wikipedia description:

Rakovník (Czech pronunciation: [ˈrakovɲiːk], German: Rakonitz) is a town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 16,000 inhabitants. The town is located on the stream Rakovnický potok in the Rakovník Uplands. It is an industrial town that grew mainly in the 20th century. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument zone. In its centre is the second longest town square in the Czech Republic. The most important monuments in Rakovník include the Church of Saint Bartholomew from the 14th century and its separate bell tower from 1495.

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