Chrudim
Sign in to saveChrudim () is a town in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 24,000 inhabitants and is the second largest town of the region. It is situated on the Chrudimka River. Chrudim is known for its connection with puppetry, especially for the puppetry museum and the annual puppetry festival. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument zone.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Chrudim
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Chrudim Resselovo náměstí 220.jpg
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- Resselovo Square
- Settlement.image_flag
- Flag of Chrudim CZ.svg
- Settlement.image_shield
- Chrudim CoA CZ.svg
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- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Pardubice
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- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Chrudim
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- Czech Republic
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- 1
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- Location in the Czech Republic
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name
- František Pilný
- Settlement.established_title
- First mentioned
- Settlement.established_date
- 1055
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Chrudim () is a town in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 24,000 inhabitants and is the second largest town of the region. It is situated on the Chrudimka River. Chrudim is known for its connection with puppetry, especially for the puppetry museum and the annual puppetry festival. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument zone.
==Administrative division== Chrudim consists of eight municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): Chrudim I (693) Chrudim II (5,200) Chrudim III (6,571) Chrudim IV (9,304) Medlešice (601) Topol (222) Vestec (110) Vlčnov (172)