Kyjov
Sign in to saveKyjov (; or Geyen) is a town in Hodonín District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 11,000 inhabitants. It lies in the valley of the Kyjovka River.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Kyjov
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Masarykovo namesti Kyjov 01.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- The square Masarykovo náměstí
- Settlement.image_flag
- Kyjov HO CZ flag.gif
- Settlement.image_shield
- Kyjov_znak.png
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- South Moravian
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Hodonín
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Czech Republic
- Settlement.pushpin_relief
- 1
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in the Czech Republic
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name
- František Lukl
- Settlement.established_title
- First mentioned
- Settlement.established_date
- 1126
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Kyjov
- Country
- Czech Republic
- Official language
- Czech
- Population
- 10645
- Area
- 29.88399
- Elevation
- 192
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Shares border with
- Kostelec
- Official website
- www.mestokyjov.cz
- Image
- Kyjov - Masarykovo náměstí 2008.jpg
- Dialing code
- 518
- Licence plate code
- B
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- different from
- Kyiv
- web feed URL
- www.mestokyjov.cz/rss/cs
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- twinned administrative body
- Seravezza
- Commons category
- Kyjov
- category for people born here
- Category:Births in Kyjov
- topic's main category
- Category:Kyjov
- postal code
- 696 55
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Kyjov
- time of earliest written record
- 1130-01-01
- historical region
- Moravia
- number of houses
- 2341
- mean age
- 45.9
- native label
- Kyjov
- P8168
- Bahula
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Administrative division
- Geography
- History
- Demographics
- Transport
- Culture
- Sights
- Notable people
- Twin towns – sister cities
- References
- External links
Kyjov (; or Geyen) is a town in Hodonín District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 11,000 inhabitants. It lies in the valley of the Kyjovka River.
Kyjov became a town in the 16th century, when it was purchased by the royal chamber and the period of its greatest development began. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument zone. The main landmark of the town centre is the Renaissance town hall, which is a national cultural monument.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kyjov” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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