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2 unusual facts about Frýdek-Místek


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


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.

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.

Casimir II, Duke of Cieszyn

The salary of Casimir II as Starost General (1,200 guilders a year), and the incomes derived from the towns near Kraków allowed him to buy the cities of Mistek and Friedland from the Bishop of Olomouc in 1527.

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).

Dan Gawrecki

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

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.

Wenceslaus III Adam, Duke of Cieszyn

Despite this, Jan of Pernštejn remained as a regent and held the effective government until 9 May 1545, when he finally renounced to the regency only in exchange of the lands of Místek and Friedland as a pledge.


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