
Český Jiřetín
    
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        Český Jiřetín is a village and municipality (obec
) in Most District
in the Ústí nad Labem Region
of the Czech Republic. The village is split across the Czech-German border - the German side is called Deutchgeorgenthal
The municipality covers an area of 33.6 square kilometres (13 sq mi), and has a population of 75 (as at 31 December 2007).
Český Jiřetín lies approximately 22 kilometres (14 mi) north of Most
, 35 km (22 mi) west of Ústí nad Labem
, and 91 km (57 mi) north-west of Prague
.
Obec
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...
) in Most District
Most District
Most District  is one of seven districts  located within the Ústí nad Labem Region  in the Czech Republic...
in the Ústí nad Labem Region
Ústí nad Labem Region
Ústí nad Labem Region  is an administrative unit  of the Czech Republic, located in the north-western part of its historical region of Bohemia...
of the Czech Republic. The village is split across the Czech-German border - the German side is called Deutchgeorgenthal
The municipality covers an area of 33.6 square kilometres (13 sq mi), and has a population of 75 (as at 31 December 2007).
Český Jiřetín lies approximately 22 kilometres (14 mi) north of Most
Most
Most  is the capital city of the Most District, situated between the Czech Central Mountains  and the Ore Mountains, approximately  northwest of Prague along the Bílina River and southwest of Ústí nad Labem.-Etymology:...
, 35 km (22 mi) west of Ústí nad Labem
Ústí nad Labem
Ústí nad Labem  is a city of the Czech Republic, in the Ústí nad Labem Region. The city is the 7th-most populous in the country.Ústí is situated in a mountainous district at the confluence of the Bílina and the Elbe  Rivers, and, besides being an active river port, is an important railway junction...
, and 91 km (57 mi) north-west of Prague
Prague
Prague  is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. 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 over 2.3 million...
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