Nýdek
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Nýdek Nydek |
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| Coordinates: 49°39′21″N 18°46′26″E / 49.65583°N 18.77389°ECoordinates: 49°39′21″N 18°46′26″E / 49.65583°N 18.77389°E | |||
| Country | Czech Republic | ||
| Region | Moravian-Silesian | ||
| District | Frýdek-Místek | ||
| First mentioned | 1430 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Jan Konečný | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 28.19 km2 (10.88 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 410 m (1,350 ft) | ||
| Population (2011) | |||
| • Total | 1,988 | ||
| • Density | 71/km2 (180/sq mi) | ||
| Postal code | 739 96 | ||
| Website | www |
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Nýdek (Polish: Nydek, German: Niedek) is a village in Frýdek-Místek District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic. It has a population of 1,952 (2001 census), 26.6% of the population are the Poles.
It lies on the slopes of the Silesian Beskids mountain range, in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. Hluchová River flows through the village.
The name of the village is of uncertain origins and various explanations are expressed. One states it is derived from German Niedeck, another one that from personal name Nidek.
The village was first mentioned in a written document in 1430 as Nidek. Politically the village belonged then to the Duchy of Teschen, formed in 1290 in the process of feudal fragmentation of Poland and was ruled by a local branch of Piast dynasty. In 1327 the duchy became a fee of the Kingdom of Bohemia, which after 1526 became part of the Habsburg Monarchy.
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