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Tichá

Tichá
Municipality and village
Flag of Tichá
Flag
Coat of arms of Tichá
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 49°34′14″N 18°13′15″E / 49.57056°N 18.22083°E / 49.57056; 18.22083Coordinates: 49°34′14″N 18°13′15″E / 49.57056°N 18.22083°E / 49.57056; 18.22083
Country  Czech Republic
Region Moravian-Silesian Region
District Nový Jičín District
Area
 • Total 6.35 sq mi (16.44 km2)
Elevation 1,165 ft (355 m)
Population (2012)
 • Total 1,727
 • Density 270/sq mi (110/km2)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

Tichá is a village and municipality in Nový Jičín District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic.

The population of the village is approximately 1,117 people. Tichá is surrounded by the Moravian-Silesian Beskids. Every year in January there is a local event called Tichavský tuleň (Tichá's seal), where people have to cross a bridge over the Tichávka river without falling into the water. The bridge is made out of a tree trunk.



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