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Terezín

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Also known as Terezin, Theresienstadt

Terezín (; ) is a town in Litoměřice District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,900 inhabitants. It is a former military fortress composed of the citadel and adjacent walled garrison town. The town centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument reservation. Terezín is most infamously the location of the Nazis' Theresienstadt Ghetto.

Key facts

Settlement.name
Terezín
Settlement.settlement_type
Town
Settlement.image_skyline
Terezín - náměstí ČSA, pohled od SZ, obr01.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
Town squarewith the Church of the Resurrection of Christ
Settlement.image_flag
Terezin_LT_CZ_flag.svg
Settlement.image_shield
Terezín CoA CZ.svg
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Ústí nad Labem
Settlement.subdivision_type2
District
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Litoměřice
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
René Tomášek
Settlement.established_title
Founded
Settlement.established_date
1780

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

17 sections
Contents
  • Administrative division
  • Etymology
  • Geography
  • History
  • World War II
  • After World War II
  • Modern history
  • Demographics
  • Economy
  • Transport
  • Sights
  • Terezín Fortress
  • Other sights
  • Notable people
  • Twin towns – sister cities
  • References
  • External links

Terezín (; ) is a town in Litoměřice District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,900 inhabitants. It is a former military fortress composed of the citadel and adjacent walled garrison town. The town centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument reservation. Terezín is most infamously the location of the Nazis' Theresienstadt Ghetto.

==Administrative division== Terezín consists of four municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): Terezín (1,875) České Kopisty (551) Nové Kopisty (397) Počaply (139)

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Terezín” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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