Svatý Jiří (Ústí nad Orlicí District)
Svatý Jiří is a village and municipality (obec) in Ústí nad Orlicí District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic.
Svatý Jiří | |
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Municipality | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Svatý Jiří | |
| Coordinates: 49°58′22″N 16°16′41″E | |
| Country |  |
| Region | Pardubice |
| District | Ústí nad Orlicí |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.37 km2 (1.69 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 394 m (1,293 ft) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 312 |
| • Density | 71/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 565 01 |
| Website | http://www.sweb.cz/svaty.jiri |
The name means Saint George, and the arms is canting, showing the red St George's Cross.
The municipality covers an area of 4.37 square kilometres (1.69 sq mi), and has a population of 312 (as at 2 October 2006).
Svatý Jiří lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) west of Ústí nad Orlicí, 37 km (23 mi) east of Pardubice, and 134 km (83 mi) east of Prague.
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