Polná
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- Village Polná is administrative part of village Hazlov, Karlovy Vary Region, the Czech Republic.
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| Country |  Czech Republic |
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| Region | Vysočina | ||
| District | Jihlava | ||
| Commune | Jihlava | ||
| Municipality | Polná | ||
| Elevation | 490 m (1,608 ft) | ||
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| Area | 37.77 km² (14.58 sq mi) | ||
| Population | 5,064 | ||
| Density | 134 /km² (347 /sq mi) | ||
| First mentioned | 1242 | ||
| Mayor | Jindřich Skočdopole | ||
| Timezone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 588 13 | ||
   Location in the Czech Republic
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| Wikimedia Commons: Polná | |||
| Statistics: statnisprava.cz | |||
| Website: www.mesto-polna.cz/ | |||
Polná (IPA: [ˈpolna:]) is a town with around 5,000 inhabitants in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic.
Founded in the second half of the 12th century, it is first mentioned in a written document in 1242. Originally Polná was a forest collier settlement, and not far from it there was built a castle called Polná, originally Polmna. The town lies on the line between two historic Czech lands - Bohemia and Moravia. In the Middle Ages there were a path linking these lands, making Polná significantly more important in the past. Polná is one of the most important cultural centres in the Vysočina region. Many concerts (especially rock-concerts) are organized there. Before the World War II there was a Jewish city in Polná counting more than 700 people. Just a few Jewish survived the war. Nowadays, the regional Jewish museum is in Polná, in the synagoge, and an old Jewish cemetery is in Polná.
Fractions of Polná: Hrbov, Janovice, Nové Dvory and Skrýšov.
See also: Hilsner Affair
[edit] External links
- Municipal website (cz)
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