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4 unusual facts about Frýdek


31650 Frýdek-Místek

The discoverer named this asteroid for the cities of Frydek (Silesia) and Mistek (Moravia), located on opposite sides of the Ostrovice River.

Dan Gawrecki

Dan Gawrecki (born December 23, 1943 in Frydek) is a Czech historian.

Dominika Kaňáková

Dominika Kaňáková (born 25 February 1991 in Frýdek-Místek) is a Czech tennis player.

Frýdek

Frýdek-Místek, a city in Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic


Bolesław I, Duke of Cieszyn

He ceded several rights to some towns, for example Bytom (where in 1412 he give the right to inheritance to the burgers), Frýdek and Bielsko.

Cieszyn Silesia Euroregion

It comprises a large part of the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia (except for Bielsko, Frýdek and several villages in the western and eastern part of Cieszyn Silesia belonging to Euroregion Beskidy).

Domaslavice

Dolní Domaslavice, a village in Frýdek-Místek District, Czech Republic

Horní Domaslavice, a village in Frýdek-Místek District, Czech Republic

Jan Štursa

The original group in Austrian uniforms was remade in 1920s into a memorial of victims of WWI and placed in the village Předměřice nad Jizerou, with copies in Místek and in Nové Město na Moravě.

Polish minority in the Czech Republic

Music festivals include Zlot in Bystrzyca, Zlot in Wędrynia and Dni Kultury Studenckiej (Days of Student Culture) in Bystrzyca.


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