Bělá pod Pradědem
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 Czech Republic
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| Region : | Olomoucký kraj | ||||
| District : | Jeseník | ||||
| Area : | 9223 ha | ||||
| Geographic location : | 50 ° 8 ' N , 17 ° 13' E | ||||
| Height: | 474 m nm | ||||
| Residents : | 1,790 (Jan 1, 2019) | ||||
| Postal code : | 787 01-790 85 | ||||
| License plate : | M. | ||||
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| Street: | Jeseník - Šumperk | ||||
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| Status: | local community | ||||
| Districts: | 4th | ||||
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| Mayor : | Miroslav Kružík (as of 2018) | ||||
| Address: | Domašov 381 790 85 Bělá pod Pradědem |
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| Municipality number: | 523917 | ||||
| Website : | www.bela.cz | ||||
Bělá pod Pradědem (German Waldenburg ) is a municipality in the Czech Republic . It is located south of Jeseník in the Jeseníky Mountains .
geography
The municipality extends in the valley on the upper reaches of the Bělá river . From south to north, the districts of Bělá, Albrechtov, Horní Domašov, Dolní Domašov and Adolfovice line up along the Bělá to the Jeseník village of Bukovice. To the west of it lie in the side valleys of Filipovický potok Filipovice and in that of Červenohorský potok Drátovna. The valleys of Borový potok , Keprnický potok and Zaječí potok are uninhabited.
history
The first written mention comes from the bishops of Wroclaw in 1284 . Even then there was a small market and a church here. It is believed that the von Haugwitz family also settled here and bought the property at the beginning of the 14th century. After further changes of ownership, it was acquired by the Fuggers in 1505 , who handed it over to the Lords of Freiwaldau in 1547 . The place suffered not only from the Thirty Years' War but also from witch burnings and major floods , the largest in 1903 and 2002. In 1836 Waldenburg consisted of 1053 German residents.
During the Second World War , some prison camps were built in the place . These were then used from 1945 as an internment camp for the German population, who were expelled in 1945/46 due to the Beneš decrees . 1964 Adolfovice and Domašov were united and renamed in Bělá pod Pradědem . In autumn 2003, a cemetery for the deceased Soviet prisoners of war and the Germans who perished there after the end of the war was inaugurated on the site of the most famous forest camp Rudohoří ( Vietseifen ).
Economic development
From the 16th century there was a sawmill , from the 18th century white tannery and from the 19th century a distillery . Wood processing companies were added later, in 1881 a factory for sawing accessories and in 1916 companies for the production of wood wool .
Attractions
- Parish Church of St. Thomas in Dolní Domašov (1726–1730)
- Parish Church of St. John the Baptist in Horní Domašov (1789)
- Pilgrimage chapel of St. Maria (Maria Spring) in Horní Domašov
- Seifert Chapel in Kinseif, built in 1938
- Cemeteries of the work, internment and prison camp Vietseifen (1941–1945) in the Keprnický potok valley
- Borek-Kieflich 2 labor camp cemetery in the Zaječí potok valley
Community structure
The municipality of Bělá pod Pradědem consists of the districts Adolfovice ( Adelsdorf ), Bělá ( Waldenburg ), Domašov ( Thomasdorf ) and Filipovice ( Philippsdorf ). Bělá pod Pradědem also includes the settlement Drátovna ( Drathzug ).
The municipality is divided into the cadastral districts of Adolfovice and Domašov u Jeseníka.
Sons and daughters of the place
- Gustav Parg (born August 1, 1877 - † April 7, 1954 in Homberg), dialect poet
- Hans Jürgen Friederici (1922–2004), historian
Web links
- Homepage (Czech)