Hlučín

Hlučín
Mírové Square
Hlučín
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°53′48″N 18°11′35″E / 49.89667°N 18.19306°E / 49.89667; 18.19306
Country Czech Republic
RegionMoravian-Silesian
DistrictOpava
First mentioned1303
Government
 • MayorPetra Tesková
Area
 • Total21.14 km2 (8.16 sq mi)
Elevation
241 m (791 ft)
Population
 (2023-01-01)[1]
 • Total13,506
 • Density640/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
748 01
Websitewww.hlucin.cz

Hlučín (German: Hultschin; Polish: Hulczyn) is a town in Opava District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. About 14,000 people live there. It was the center of the Hlučín Region.

Twin towns

Hlučín is twinned with:

  • Namysłów, Poland
  • Nebelschütz, Germany
  • Ružomberok, Slovakia

References

  1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.

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