Svitavy
Sign in to saveSvitavy (; ) 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 preserved and is protected as an urban monument zone.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Svitavy
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Czech city of Svitavy.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Míru Square
- Settlement.image_flag
- Svitavy CZ flag.svg
- Settlement.image_shield
- Svitavy znak 2.jpeg
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Pardubice
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Svitavy
- 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
- David Šimek
- Settlement.established_title
- First mentioned
- Settlement.established_date
- 1256
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- Ecclesiastical buildings
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- Twin towns – sister cities
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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 preserved and is protected as an urban monument zone.
==Administrative division== Svitavy consists of four municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): Lačnov (1,027) Lány (5,803) Město (518) Předměstí (8,894)