Krnov
Krnov (; , Polish: Karniów or Krnów, ) is an Upper Silesian town in the northeastern Czech Republic, in the Moravian-Silesian Region, the District of Bruntál. It lies at the confluence of the rivers Opava and Opavice, near the Polish border.

History
The area has been inhabited almost without interruption since the stone age. Its history stretches back to the 13th century when Krnov acquired town rights. The town was founded in 1221 and served as the capital of an independent duchy from 1377 to 1523. From 1938 to 1945 it was one of the municipalities in Sudetenland.

According to the Austrian census of 1910, the town had 16,681 inhabitants, 15,647 of whom had permanent residence there. The census had asked people for their native language; 15,390 (98.4%) were German-speaking and 247 (1.5%) were Czech-speaking. Jews were not allowed to declare Yiddish, thus most of them declared German as their native language. The most populous religious groups were Roman Catholics with 15,290 (91.7%), followed by Protestants with 885 (5.3%) and the Jews with 459 (2.8%). After World War II the German population was expelled in 1945-46, completely altering the traditional language and culture of the town and its region.

Economy
Krnov is industrial center of the Upper-Silesian region. A factory producing the cola-based drink Kofola is located in the town. Another one of the largest local companies is the company Rieger–Kloss which manufactures pipe organs. Notable is also
textile industry (especially woolens production).

Tourism is significant for Krnov. The town is a summer resort and a winter sport area with close access to the Jeseníky Mountains, the second-highest mountain range in the country.

Sights
Krnov has an 18th-century castle, several churches and abbeys as well as a lookout tower from 1903. The Krnov Synagogue is one of the few large synagogues to have survived the Nazi occupation of Europe.

Transportation
Krnov has two railway stations, a central station and a rail station called Cvilín.

Gallery

Notable people
 Franz Rieger (1812–1886), Austrian pipe organ builder, founder of famous Pipe organ workshop
 Carol Benesch (1822–1896), architect
 Charles Louis Fleischmann (1835–1897), Austrian inventor and distiller
 Grete Berger (1883–1944), Austrian-German actress
 Liesl Herbst (1903–1990), Austrian tennis player
 Jakub Hlávka, professor at the University of Southern California
 Hanns Cibulka (1920–2004), German poet
 Jiří Georg Dokoupil (born 1954), Czech-German painter and graphic artist
 Leon Koudelak (born 1961), classical guitarist
 Jaroslav Sakala (born 1969), ski jumper
 Radek Bonk (born 1976), ice hockey player, former NHL player
 Karel Sedláček (born 1979), professional darts player
 Tereza Chlebovská (born 1990), model
 Josef Kloss, pipe organ builder
 Adam Kosinar, Leading Node JS Specialist
 Sigmund Langshur, professor
 Joseph Arbter, lawyer, rector of Lviv University and [[University of Graz

International relations

Twin towns — Sister cities
Krnov is twinned with:

 Głubczyce, Poland
 Prudnik, Poland
 Mińsk Mazowiecki, Poland
 Nadvirna, Ukraine
 Karben, Germany

 Rajec, Slovakia
 Saint-Égrève France
 Telšiai, Lithuania
 Yukon, United States