Šluknov

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Šluknov

Total population

4,442

Air quality index

25Good

Coordinates51.00°, 14.45°

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

Overview

Šluknov is a town in Děčín District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 5,600 inhabitants. It lies in the Lusatian Highlands on the border with Germany and it is the northernmost town of the country. The location on the periphery of the country is the cause of Šluknov's economic problems.

Geography

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

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Hans Schütz

Czechoslovak member of Czechoslovak national parliament and German nation politician (1901-1982)

Anton Lissner

German chemist (1885–1970)

August Bartholomäus Hille

(1786-1865)

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Hermann Strobach

German scholar in German studies and Ethnology

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Johannes Baptist Rösler

German politician (1922-2009)

Ambros Opitz

Austrian priest, journalist and politician from Bohemia (1846-1907)

Anthony Philip Heinrich

Czech-American conductor and composer

Anni Frind

Czech opera singer

Franz Dittrich

Czech doctor

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Franz Grohmann

SS officer (1919-2000)

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Oskar Schäfer

SS officer (1921–2011)

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Alois Hille

Czech Roman Catholic priest

Petr Nováček

Czech publicist

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Robert Franze

Czech Roman Catholic priest

R

Robert Hütter

Czech member of Czech council, educator and mayor (1877-1940)

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Ernst Strnad

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

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