Šenov

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Šenov

Total population

5,406

Elevation255 m

Land area16.63 km²

Coordinates49.79°, 18.38°

Demographic figures from Czech Statistical Office. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Šenov is a town in Ostrava-City District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 6,600 inhabitants. The town is located on the Lučina River in the Ostrava Basin and creates a conurbation with the city of Ostrava.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Věra Chytilová

Czech film director (1929–2014)

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Jaroslav Opela

Czech conductor (1935–2016)

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Karol Petroš

Czechoslovak soccer player (1931-2013)

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Jan Bystroń

Polish linguist (1860–1902)

Vilém Závada

Czech poet, writer and translator

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Alois Adamus

Czech historian

Jan Galicz

Polish biographer, journalist

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Johann Skrbensky von Hrzistie

1576 - 1665

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Josef Ceremuga

Czech music educator and composer (1930–2005)

Josef Klega

Czechoslovak member of Czechoslovak national parliament, Czechoslovak politician and mayor

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Jiří Urbanec

Czech literary historian and teacher (1932-2014)

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Vaclav Jurecka

Czech economist

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Lumír Dokoupil

Josef Paskovský

Czech American gymnastics coach, member of the Sokol organization

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Rudolf Vašíček

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Karel Vavřík

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Moravian-Silesian

• Horní Datyně
  2 mi away · pop. 1,049
• Petřvald
  2.7 mi away · pop. 6,811
• Havířov
  2.9 mi away · pop. 69,084
• Kaňovice
  3.5 mi away · pop. 192
• Horní Bludovice
  4.1 mi away · pop. 1,564
• Orlová
  4.4 mi away · pop. 28,206
• Horní Suchá
  4.7 mi away · pop. 4,370
• Řepiště
  4.9 mi away · pop. 1,502
• Žermanice
  4.9 mi away · pop. 215
• Rychvald
  5.1 mi away · pop. 6,769
• Doly
  5.2 mi away · pop. 810
• Sedliště
  5.2 mi away · pop. 1,190

Browse all places in Moravian-Silesian →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Western Conifer Seed Bug

Leptoglossus occidentalis

Seen 2026-09-24

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Malus domestica

Seen 2026-09-24

Great Green Bush-cricket

Tettigonia viridissima

Seen 2026-09-23

Mycetophagus quadripustulatus

Mycetophagus quadripustulatus

Seen 2026-09-22

Common Chaffinch

Fringilla coelebs

Seen 2026-09-22

Eurasian Green Woodpecker

Picus viridis

Seen 2026-09-21

common hops

Humulus lupulus

Seen 2026-09-20

Copper Chafer

Protaetia cuprea

Seen 2026-09-20

Zebra Jumping Spider

Salticus scenicus

Seen 2026-09-20

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers