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Studénka
Studénka (; german: Stauding) is a town in Nový Jičín District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 9,300 inhabitants. The town is situated on both sides of the historical border between Moravia and Silesia. Administrative parts The town part of Butovice and the village of Nová Horka are administrative parts of Studénka. Geography Studénka is located about northeast of Nový Jičín and southwest of Ostrava. It is situated on both sides of the historical border between Moravia and Silesia; Butovice and Nová Horka lies in Moravia and the town proper in Silesia. Studénka lies in a flat landscape in the Moravian Gate. It is situated on the left bank of the Oder River. Two systems of fish ponds are located in the municipal territory. The southeastern part of the territory, which is a strip along the Oder, belongs to the Poodří Protected Landscape Area. History The first written mention of Studénka is from 1436. The village of Butovice wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 Studénka Train Crash
On 22 July 2015 at 7:43 a.m., a passenger train on its way from Bohumín to Františkovy Lázně collided with a truck on a rail crossing in Studénka, Czech Republic. Three passengers died and seventeen others were injured. It was the deadliest train disaster in the Czech Republic since 2008, when a road bridge under construction collapsed just in front of an approaching train on the same track, two kilometres ahead of the 2015 crash site. Incident On 22 July 2015, a truck driver of Polish nationality was driving from Poland to Hungary with a load of aluminium plates. The driver chose a time-consuming route on local roads in order to save money on highway tolls. The driver drove through a rail crossing near the Studénka train station, despite the crossing being already protected by warning signals and gates. As the gates went down, the driver stopped the truck on the tracks. Instead of ramming through the gate, which is constructed so as to allow even a motorbike to penetrat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
