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Jablunkov (Czech Republic)

Frýdek-Místek okres, Moravosilesian Region

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[Jablunkov flag] by Jarig Bakker, 25 Jul 2005
adopted 8 Jun 2004 See also:

Jablunkov municipality flag

Image after Petr Exner's Vexilologický Lexikon prapory obcí ČR (2004) - Jablunkov, Frýdek-Místek district, Moravosilesian region - adopted 8 Jun 2004 - "jablko" = apple.

If you enter the Czech Republic from the east, the town of Jablunkov is the first town which will welcome you. It is a town with history, modern buildings, central town area as well as scattered cottages on slopes of the hills. 7,000 inhabitants live here. In the Middle Ages the town belonged to the Těšín principality. Documents concerning its origin are not available nowadays. The first historical writings date from 1435. The original Jablunkov castle was situated in the area of the present village of Hrádek (about 4 km to the north). The castle was destroyed by the Hungarians in 1447. Then Jablunkov started to flourish in the contemporary area. Jablunkov obtained municipal right by prince Václav in 1560. Because of the good position of the town, crafts, especially pottery and became, in the 18th century, the main source of income. Regular markets held here, too. On the other side, wars, plague and cholera epidemics have harmful effect on the town development. Styled wooden houses formed the town till the 19th century. A great number of fire