Nové Město na Moravě

Nové Město na Moravě
Nové Město na Moravě
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Country Czech Republic
Region Vysočina
District Žďár nad Sázavou
Commune Nové Město na Moravě
Elevation 594 m (1,949 ft)
Coordinates 49°34′N 16°05′E / 49.567°N 16.083°E / 49.567; 16.083
Area 61.13 km2 (23.6 sq mi)
Population 10,506 (2004)
Density 172 / km2 (445 / sq mi)
Founded 1250
Mayor Michal Šmarda
Timezone CET (UTC+1)
 - summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 592 31
Location in the Czech Republic
Location in the Czech Republic
Wikimedia Commons: Nové Město na Moravě
Statistics: statnisprava.cz
Website: www.nmnm.cz

Nové Město na Moravě (Czech pronunciation: [ˈnovɛː ˈmɲɛsto ˈna moravjɛ]; German: Neustadtl in Mähren) is a town in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has 10,464 inhabitants.

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Business in town

Despite its location surrounded by great outdoors, the town has a long tradition of manufacturing. Among the significant sectors is the production of ski equipment by Sporten, of medical instruments by Medin, and of wireless communication modems by Racom.

EGU Brno Facility

Near the urban part Studnice, there is at 49°36′31.40″N 16°05′2.500″E / 49.608722°N 16.084028°E / 49.608722; 16.084028 (EGU Brno) a testing facility of EGU Brno, which has three towers. The central tower of this facility, which is equipped with a lot of antennas looks very funny and is nicknamed Gyro Gearloose Tower after the famous fictional inventor Gyro Gearloose, who has a similar structure in his garden. [1], [2], [3]

Notable residents

  • František Balvín- a cross country skiier was born in Nové Město na Moravě.
  • Martina Sáblíková- a speed skater
  • Hana Brady- 13-year old Jewish girl murdered in the Holocaust. Subject of documentary and children's book, Hana's Suitcase.

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