| Maletín | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Municipality | |||
Church of Saint Nicholas | |||
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  Maletín | |||
| Coordinates: 49°47′55″N16°47′33″E / 49.79861°N 16.79250°E Coordinates: 49°47′55″N16°47′33″E / 49.79861°N 16.79250°E | |||
| Country |  | ||
| Region | Olomouc | ||
| District | Šumperk | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 18.55 km2 (7.16 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 455 m (1,493 ft) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| • Total | 361 | ||
| • Density | 19/km2 (50/sq mi) | ||
| Postal code | 789 01 | ||
| Website | http://www.maletin.cz | ||
Maletín (German : Moletein) is a village and municipality ( obec ) in Šumperk District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic.
German is a West Germanic language that is mainly spoken in Central Europe. It is the most widely spoken and official or co-official language in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, South Tyrol (Italy), the German-speaking Community of Belgium, and Liechtenstein. It is also one of the three official languages of Luxembourg and a co-official language in the Opole Voivodeship in Poland. The languages which are most similar to German are the other members of the West Germanic language branch: Afrikaans, Dutch, English, the Frisian languages, Low German/Low Saxon, Luxembourgish, and Yiddish. There are also strong similarities in vocabulary with Danish, Norwegian and Swedish, although those belong to the North Germanic group. German is the second most widely spoken Germanic language, after English.
Obec is the Czech and Slovak word for a municipality. The literal meaning of the word is "commune" or "community". It is the smallest administrative unit that is governed by elected representatives. Cities are also municipalities. The council is called "obecní zastupitelstvo/obecné zastupiteľstvo" or "zastupitelstvo města/mestské zastupiteľstvo" or "zastupitelstvo městyse", the office is called "obecní úřad/obecný úrad" or "úřad města/mestský úrad" or "úřad městyse". An obec can have its own flag and coat of arms and is composed of one or more cadastral areas. An obec can have several settlements or parts whether villages or hamlets.
Šumperk District is a district (okres) within the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic with a population of 123 890. It covers area of 1313,06 km². Its administrative centre is the town of Šumperk.
The municipality covers an area of 18.55 square kilometres (7.16 sq mi), and has a population of 361 (as at 28 August 2006).
Maletín lies approximately 23 kilometres (14 mi) south-west of Šumperk, 41 km (25 mi) north-west of Olomouc, and 173 km (107 mi) east of Prague.
Olomouc is a city in Moravia, in the east of the Czech Republic. Located on the Morava River, the city is the ecclesiastical metropolis and was a historical capital city of Moravia, before having been sacked by the Swedish army during the Thirty Years' War. Today, it is the administrative centre of the Olomouc Region and the sixth largest city in the Czech Republic. The city has about 100,000 residents, and its larger urban zone has a population of about 480,000 people.
Prague is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, the 14th largest city in the European Union and the historical capital of Bohemia. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of 2.6 million. The city has a temperate climate, with warm summers and chilly winters.
