Šenov u Nového Jičína

Šenov u Nového Jičína (Schönau) is a municipality and village in the Nový Jičín District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,100 inhabitants.

Geography
Šenov u Nového Jičína is located north of Nový Jičín and is urbanistically fused with this town. It is located 26 km southwest of Ostrava. It lies mostly in the Moravian-Silesian Foothills, only a small part of the municipal territory extends into the Moravian Gate. The highest point is at 346 m above sea level. The Jičínka River flows through the municipality. The northwestern part of the municipal territory lies within the Poodří Protected Landscape Area.

History
The first written mention of Šenov is from 1383.

From 1949 to 1993, it was an administrative part of Nový Jičín.

Economy
PO Lighting Czech, a manufacturer of lighting systems for automotive industry, has its headquarters and a production plant in the municipality.

Transport
Šenov u Nového Jičína is situated at the crossroads of two main roads: the I/48, which replaces the unfinished section of the D48 motorway, and the I/57 (the section from Nový Jičín from Opava).

Šenov u Nového Jičína is located on a short railway line of local importance from Nový Jičín to Suchdol nad Odrou.

Sights
The main landmark of the municipality is the Church of Saint Martin. It is originally a Gothic church from the turn of the 13th and 14th centuries, rebuilt in the Baroque style in the mid-18th century.

Notable people

 * Franz Barwig (1868–1931), Austrian artist