Nové Mesto na Morave
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Nové Město na Moravě (ˈnovɛː ˈmɲɛsto ˈna moravjɛ; ) is a town in the Vysočina Region
Vysocina Region
Vysočina Region , is an administrative unit of the Czech Republic, located partly in the south-eastern part of the historical region of Bohemia and partly in the south-west of the historical region of Moravia...

 of the Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....

. It has 10,464 inhabitants.

Business in town

Despite its location surrounded by great outdoors, the town has a long tradition of manufacturing. Among the significant sectors is the production of ski equipment by Sporten, of medical instruments by Medin, and of wireless communication modems by Racom
Racom
RACOM, a company headquartered in Nové Město na Moravě, Czech Republic, is specializing in design and production of radio modems, GPRS/EDGE/UMTS routers and microwave links.- About the Company :...

.

EGU Brno Facility

Near the urban part Studnice, there is at 49°36′31.40"N 16°05′2.500"E a testing facility of EGU Brno, which has three towers. The central tower of this facility, which is equipped with a lot of antennas looks very funny and is nicknamed Gyro Gearloose Tower after the famous fictional inventor Gyro Gearloose
Gyro Gearloose
Gyro Gearloose is a fictional character, an anthropomorphic chicken created by Carl Barks for The Walt Disney Company. He is part of the Scrooge McDuck universe, appearing in comic book stories as a friend of Donald Duck, Scrooge and anyone who is associated with them. He was also a frequent star...

, who has a similar structure in his garden. http://amapy.atlas.cz/printmap.ashx?an=atlasof&sc=4000&cx=-630850.4953808851&cy=-1110822.3312963033&h=350&w=548&l=&printObj=1%2c2%2c3, http://radioklub.smtpl.cz/fotogen/fotoakce/20050603//stredni/P6050327.JPG, http://radioklub.smtpl.cz/fotogen/fotoakce/20050603//stredni/P6050326.JPG

Notable residents

  • František Balvín
    František Balvín
    František Balvín was a Czechoslovakian cross country skier who competed in the late 1930s, 1940s and early 1950s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he finished 11th in the 50 km event in 1948 and 21st in the 50 km event in 1952. He was born in Žďár nad Sázavou, Vysočina in the Czech...

    - a cross country skiier was born in Nové Město na Moravě.
  • Martina Sáblíková
    Martina Sáblíková
    Martina Sáblíková is a Czech speedskater, specializing in long distance races. She is an Olympic gold medal winner and a multiple World champion. She is the elder sister of fellow speedskater Milan Sáblík.-Career:As a junior, Sáblíková already achieved some notable results during international...

    - a speed skater
  • Hana Brady
    Hana Brady
    Hana Brady was a 13-year old Jewish girl murdered in the Holocaust. She is the subject of the 2002 non-fiction children's book Hana's Suitcase, written by Karen Levine.-Biography:Hana Brady was born in Nové Mesto, Czechoslovakia on May 16, 1931...

    - 13-year old Jewish girl murdered in the Holocaust. Subject of documentary and children's book, Hana's Suitcase.

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