Bělá u Jedlé

Bělá
Basic data
State :	Czech Republic
Region :	Kraj Vysočina
District :	Havlíčkův Brod
Area :	406.92 hectares
Geographic location :	49 ° 45 ' N , 15 ° 14' E Coordinates: 49 ° 45 '8 " N , 15 ° 14' 14" E
Height:	541 m nm
Residents :	220 (Jan. 1, 2019)
Postal code :	584 01
traffic
Street:	Bohdaneč - Ledeč nad Sázavou
structure
Status:	obec
Districts:	2
administration
Mayor :	Pavel Lhoťan (as of 2014)
Address:	Bělá 1 ; 58401 Ledeč nad Sázavou
Municipality number:	573566
Website :	www.belaobec.cz

Bělá (German Biela ) is a municipality in the Okres Havlíčkův Brod . The place name developed from Byela meaning the color white, possibly because of the light color of the stream in the place.

The district of Tasice ( Tassitz ) is located about 1.5 km northeast of Bělá and is inhabited by about 50 people.

history

Bělá

Bělá was first attested in writing in 1257, Tasice not until 1843.

A castle in Bělá was first mentioned in writing in 1455, the Lords of Bela were first mentioned in 1316. August Sedláček still describes the castle's walls, moats and a rectangular tower. In 1881 these were torn down and backfilled. Only in house no.10 there are remains of walls with loopholes and a cellar.

The place was separated from Jedlá ( Jedlau ) in 1992 and made an independent municipality.

Community structure

Bělá consists of the districts Bělá and Tasice. The municipality includes the cadastral district of Bělá u Jedlé.

Attractions

The Jakobshütte in Tasice (Czech Huť Jakub v Tasicích ) is a glassworks that was produced from 1796 to 1996 and is now run as a museum. It is designated as a national cultural monument .

Web links

Commons : Bělá - collection of images, videos and audio files

Official website of the municipality

Individual evidence

↑ http://www.uir.cz/obec/573566/Bela
↑ Český statistický úřad - The population of the Czech municipalities as of January 1, 2019 (PDF; 7.4 MiB)
↑ Antonin Profous: Místní jména v Čechách: Vznik jejich, původní význam a změny. 1. AH. Praha: Československá akademie věd, 1954. 821 p. Pp. 41-42
^ Czech Statistical Office - Historical Encyclopedia of Municipalities in the Czech Republic 1869-2005. Preparation edition Balcar, Vladimir; Havel, Radek; Wing, Josef; Pavlíková, Marie; Růžková, Jirina; Sandy, Robert; Scraped, Josef. Volume 1. Prague: Czech Statistical Office, 2006. 2 volumes (760 pp.) ISBN 80-250-1311-1 . P. 550
↑ Hrady, zámky a tvrze království Českého I – XV (1882–1927) - (German castles, chateaus and fortresses of the Kingdom of Bohemia)
↑ http://www.uir.cz/casti-obce-obec/573566
↑ http://www.uir.cz/katastralni-uzemi/657999/Bela-u-Jedle
↑ sklárna ÚSKP 21421 / 6-5500 in the monument catalog pamatkovykatalog.cz (Czech).

[1] ttp://www.uir.cz/obec/573566/Bela

[2] Český statistický úřad - The population of the Czech municipalities as of January 1, 2019 (PDF; 7.4 MiB)

[3] Antonin Profous: Místní jména v Čechách: Vznik jejich, původní význam a změny. 1. AH. Praha: Československá akademie věd, 1954. 821 p. Pp. 41-42

[4] Czech Statistical Office - Historical Encyclopedia of Municipalities in the Czech Republic 1869-2005. Preparation edition Balcar, Vladimir; Havel, Radek; Wing, Josef; Pavlíková, Marie; Růžková, Jirina; Sandy, Robert; Scraped, Josef. Volume 1. Prague: Czech Statistical Office, 2006. 2 volumes (760 pp.) ISBN 80-250-1311-1 . P. 550

[5] Hrady, zámky a tvrze království Českého I – XV (1882–1927) - (German castles, chateaus and fortresses of the Kingdom of Bohemia)

[6] ttp://www.uir.cz/casti-obce-obec/573566

[7] ttp://www.uir.cz/katastralni-uzemi/657999/Bela-u-Jedle

[8] sklárna ÚSKP 21421 / 6-5500 in the monument catalog pamatkovykatalog.cz (Czech).