Břidličná
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 Czech Republic
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| Region : | Moravskoslezský kraj | ||||
| District : | Bruntál | ||||
| Area : | 2570 ha | ||||
| Geographic location : | 49 ° 55 ' N , 17 ° 22' E | ||||
| Height: | 535 m nm | ||||
| Residents : | 3,129 (Jan 1, 2019) | ||||
| Postal code : | 793 51 | ||||
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| Railway connection: | Valšov – Rýmařov | ||||
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| Status: | city | ||||
| Districts: | 3 | ||||
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| Mayor : | Miroslav Kladníček (as of 2017) | ||||
| Address: | Nábřežní 452 793 51 Břidličná |
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| Municipality number: | 597228 | ||||
| Website : | www.mu-bridlicna.cz | ||||
Břidličná (formerly Czech Frýdlant nad Moravicí , German Friedland at Mohra ) is an approximately 3,600 inhabitants, in the Moravian Moravskoslezský kraj ( Czech Republic ).
geography
Geographical location
Břidličná is twelve kilometers southeast of Bruntál on the border between the Hohem and Niederer Jeseníky , at the confluence of the Mohra ( Moravice in Czech ) with the Polička brook.
Districts
The localities Albrechtice u Rýmařova ( Olbersdorf ) and Vajglov ( Weigelsdorf ) belong to the municipality Břidličná nad Moravicí .
history
The city was first mentioned in a document in 1317.
On October 15, 1878 Friedland received a railway connection on the Mohra through the state railway Kriegsdorf – Römerstadt .
On December 1, 1930, the market town of Friedland an der Mohra had 1,654 inhabitants, on May 17, 1939 there were 1,751 and on May 22, 1947 1,466 inhabitants.
After the Munich Agreement , the place was added to the German Empire and belonged to the district of Römerstadt until 1945 . The Germans were expropriated and driven out in 1945 .
Attractions
- Old Catholic Parish Church of the Three Kings (1577)
- Old Catholic Memorial Church of Joseph II (1911)
- Baroque sculpture of St. Johann Nepomuk (1766)
sons and daughters of the town
- Albin Heinrich (1785–1864), mineralogist, historian and educator
literature
- Community council Friedland ad Mohra (Hrsg.): Remembrance of the installation of the cross and button on the tower of the Roman Catholic. Parish church in Friedland ad Mohra on June 24, 1934. Self-published by the parish council (no year, probably 1934). (On church and local history).
Web links
- http://mesta.obce.cz/bridlicna/ (Czech)
- http://www.bridlicna.cz/ (Czech)