Šenov u Nového Jičína () is a municipality and village in Nový Jičín District in the

Moravian-Silesian Region The Moravian-Silesian Region () is one of the 14 administrative regions of the Czech Republic. Before May 2001, it was called the Ostrava Region (). The region is located in the north-eastern part of its historical region of Moravia and in most ...

of the

Czech Republic The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the south ...

. It has about 2,100 inhabitants.

Geography

Šenov u Nového Jičína is located north of

Nový Jičín Nový Jičín (; ) is a town in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 23,000 inhabitants. The historic centre of Nový Jičín is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument reservati ...

and is urbanistically fused with this town. It is located southwest of

Ostrava Ostrava (; ; ) is a city in the north-east of the Czech Republic and the capital of the Moravian-Silesian Region. It has about 283,000 inhabitants. It lies from the border with Poland, at the confluences of four rivers: Oder, Opava (river), Opa ...

. It lies mostly in the Moravian-Silesian Foothills, only a small part of the municipal territory extends into the Moravian Gate. The highest point is at above sea level. The Jičínka River flows through the municipality. The northwestern part of the municipal territory lies within the Poodří Protected Landscape Area.

History

The first written mention of Šenov is from 1383. From 1949 to 1993, it was an administrative part of Nový Jičín.

Demographics

Economy

PO Lighting Czech, a manufacturer of lighting systems for automotive industry, has its headquarters and a production plant in the municipality.

Transport

Šenov u Nového Jičína is situated at the crossroads of two main roads: the I/48, which replaces the unfinished section of the D48 motorway, and the I/57 (the section from

from

Opava Opava (; , ) is a city in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 55,000 inhabitants. It lies on the Opava (river), Opava River. Opava is one of the historical centres of Silesia and was a historical capital of Czech Sile ...

). Šenov u Nového Jičína is located on a short railway line of local importance from Nový Jičín to Suchdol nad Odrou.

Sights

The main landmark of the municipality is the Church of Saint Martin. It is originally a Gothic church from the turn of the 13th and 14th centuries, rebuilt in the Baroque style in the mid-18th century.

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History

Demographics

Economy

Transport

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Notable people

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