Nový Malín

Nový Malín (until 1947 Frankštát; German: Frankstadt an der Mährischen Grenzbahn) is a municipality and village in Šumperk District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,700 inhabitants.

Nový Malín
Municipality
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Nový Malín
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°56′34″N 17°1′55″E
Country Czech Republic
RegionOlomouc
DistrictŠumperk
First mentioned1350
Area
 • Total27.33 km2 (10.55 sq mi)
Elevation
317 m (1,040 ft)
Population
 (2021-01-01)[1]
 • Total3,697
 • Density140/km2 (350/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
788 03
Websitewww.novymalin.cz

Nový Malín lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) south-east of Šumperk, 43 km (27 mi) north of Olomouc, and 188 km (117 mi) east of Prague.

Administrative parts

Villages of Mladoňov and Plechy are administrative parts of Nový Malín.

Etymology

The original German name of the village was derived from the personal name "Frank", who was probably its founder. The Czech name was created by transcription of the German name.[2]

After World War II the municipality was renamed to Nový Malín ("New Malín") in honor of Malyn/Český Malín, a Czech village in Volhynia (today's Mlyniv Raion in Ukraine) destroyed by Nazis (with the help of Poles (or Polish speakers)) on 13 July 1943 with 374 Czechs being killed.[2][3]

History

The first written mention of Frankštát is from 1350. In 1398, it was referred to as a market town, but since 1583, it has been again only a village. In 1569, Frankštát was sold and joined to the Šumperk estate.[2]

In the mid-19th century, the village became industrialised. Several small factories were established, most notably a brickyard and a chamotte goods factory. At the beginning of the 20th century, 95% of the populaton were Germans.[2]

After World War II, the German population was expelled. The municipality was renamed in 1947. Nový Malín was resettled by Czech families, including 120 Volhynian Czechs from the area of Český Malín.[2]

Notable people
  • Anton Emil Titl (1809–1882), Austrian composer and conductor; studied here in 1821–1824

References
  1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2021". Czech Statistical Office. 2021-04-30.
  2. "O obci" (in Czech). Obec Nový Malín. Retrieved 2022-01-24.
  3. "Three pitfalls of the Volhynia tragedy". The Ukrainian Week. 2018-09-06. Retrieved 2022-01-24.
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