Tin nad Vltavou ( czech Týn nad Vltavou ) is a town in the České Budějovice district of the South Bohemian Region .
| City | |||||
| Tin nad Vltavou | |||||
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| Týn nad vltavou | |||||
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| A country |  Czech | ||||
| Edge | South Bohemian | ||||
| Area | Ceske Budejovice | ||||
| Headman | Milan Snorek | ||||
| History and geography | |||||
| First mention | 1229 | ||||
| Former names | him Moldauthein | ||||
| Square | 43.03 km² | ||||
| Height above sea level | 362 m | ||||
| Timezone | UTC +1 | ||||
| Population | |||||
| Population | 8009 people ( 2017 ) | ||||
| Nationalities | Czechs | ||||
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| Zip Codes | 375 01 | ||||
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| tnv.cz | |||||
Located in the south of the historical region of Bohemia , 28 km north of České Budějovice at the mouth of the Lužnice River at the confluence of the Vltava River.
Since 2003 - a municipality with extended powers. The administrative district includes:
- Bečice,
- Čenkov y Bechyne,
- Dobšice,
- Dolní Bukovsko,
- Dražíč,
- Hartmanice,
- Horní Kněžeklady,
- Hosty,
- Chrášťany,
- Modrá Hůrka,
- Temelín,
- Všemyslice,
- Žimutice.
Temelinskaya NPP is located 5 km from the city. Its staff mainly resides in Tin nad Vltavou.
Demographics
In 2017, the city’s population was 8,009 inhabitants.
| Year | 1869 | 1900 | 1970 | 1980 | 1991 | 2001 | 2003 | 2005 |
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| Number of inhabitants | 6128 | 5722 | 5264 | 5711 | 6831 | 8143 | 8296 | 8309 |
Source: Czech State Office
History
The name of the city comes from the word Tyn , which in the Middle Ages meant a fence, fortified or fenced place above the river. Vltava.
The first written mention of Tin nad Vltavou dates back to 1229. In the second half of the 13th century, a new settlement center appeared, called Nowy Tin.
Attractions
- The ruins of a 13th-century castle, was seriously damaged during the capture of the taborites during the Hussite Wars (1419-1434) (Cultural Monument of the Czech Republic)
- Church of St. Jacob
Famous natives
- Pukhmeier, Antonin Yaroslav - poet, writer, translator, priest
Links
- Website of Tin nad Vltavou (Czech)