Městečko Trnávka () is a municipality and village in

Svitavy District Svitavy District () is a district in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Svitavy. Administrative division Svitavy District is divided into four administrative districts of municipalities with extended competenc ...

in the

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of the

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. It has about 1,400 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Městečko Trnávka consists of 12 municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Městečko Trnávka (801) *Bohdalov (38) *Lázy (132) *Ludvíkov (15) *Mezihoří (50) *Nová Roveň (11) *Pacov (36) *Pěčíkov (77) *Petrůvka (38) *Plechtinec (10) *Přední Arnoštov (52) *Stará Roveň (45)

Geography

Městečko Trnávka is located about east of

Svitavy Svitavy (; ) is a town in Svitavy District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 16,000 inhabitants. It is the birthplace of Oskar Schindler and the centre of the Czech Esperanto movement. The historic town centre is well pr ...

and north of

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. It lies mostly in the Orlické Foothills, but the eastern part of the municipal territory extends into the

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and the southern part into the

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. The highest point is the hill Hušák at above sea level. The

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River flows through the municipality.

History

A village called Staré Trnávky ("Old Trnávky") existed already in the 13th century and around 1300, the village of Nové Trnávky ("New Trnávky") was founded. The first written mention of them is from 1308. In 1918, both municipalities were merged under the name "Trnávka". In 1929, its name was changed to Městečko Trnávka. Due to the

Munich Agreement The Munich Agreement was reached in Munich on 30 September 1938, by Nazi Germany, the United Kingdom, the French Third Republic, French Republic, and the Kingdom of Italy. The agreement provided for the Occupation of Czechoslovakia (1938–194 ...

, the municipality was annexed by

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in 1938. After

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, the ethnically German inhabitants were lynched and subsequently expelled. The area was later repopulated by

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Demographics

Transport

Městečko Trnávka is located on the railway line

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–

Dzbel Dzbel is a municipality and village in Prostějov District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants. Dzbel lies approximately north-west of Prostějov, west of Olomouc, and east of Prague. The Romže The Romže ...

, but trains run on it only on weekends and holidays.

Sights

The main landmarks of Městečko Trnávka are the ruin of the Cimburk Castle and the Church of Saint James the Great. The church is a late Baroque building from 1752. Cimburk Castle was founded around 1300. In the 15th and 16th centuries, it was most likely rebuilt, fortified and expanded. It was destroyed in 1645 and became a ruin.

Notable people

Wenzel Müller Wenzel Müller (26 September 1767 – 3 August 1835) was an Austrian composer and Conducting, conductor. He is regarded as the most prolific opera composer of all time with his 166 operas. Life and career Müller was born in Městečko Trnávka ...

(1767–1835), Austrian composer *

Franz Spina Franz Spina (5 October 1868 in Městečko Trnávka – 17 September 1938 in Prague) was a Germans in Czechoslovakia, German-Czechoslovak politician. He was right-wing and activist politician of the First Republic of Czechoslovakia, First Republic E ...

(1868–1938), Sudeten German politician

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mestecko Trnavka Villages in Svitavy District