Cetviny
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 Czech Republic
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| Region : | Jihočeský kraj | ||||
| District : | Český Krumlov | ||||
| Municipality : | Dolní Dvořiště | ||||
| Area : | 638 ha | ||||
| Geographic location : | 48 ° 37 ' N , 14 ° 33' E | ||||
| Residents : | 0 | ||||
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| Street: | Tichá - Malonty | ||||
Cetviny (German Zettwing ) is a desert in the municipality of Dolní Dvořiště in the Czech Republic . It is located on the Maltsch directly on the border with Austria .
geography
The place is located at 648 m above sea level. M. on the left bank of the Maltsch , which forms the border between Austria and the Czech Republic . On the Austrian side is the small village of Hammern , which belongs to Leopoldschlag .
history
The place name Zettwing is derived from the Celtic . The syllable 'Zett' (celt. Coet) means 'forest' and the syllable 'Win' (celt. Vin) denotes a 'clearing'. Zettwing actually means 'forest clearing'.
The settlement took place in the second half of the 13th century under Ottokar II. Přemysl , who, as a Bohemian and Austrian sovereign from 1251 to 1278, cleared the dense forest belt of the northern Mühlviertel and southern Bohemia. The first documentary mention took place in 1325, whereby the parish church is said to have existed as early as 1285.
In 1918, after the monarchy was dissolved, the Maltsch became the state border. The Czech customs office was initially housed on the Austrian side in the Lexmühle in Hammern. The border could be crossed with a simple passenger ticket. Smuggling flourished due to the more favorable price situation. In the interwar period in particular, many residents of the neighboring communities of Leopoldschlag and Windhaag went shopping near Freistadt in Zettwing, especially on Sundays .
In 1930 the census found 523 people of German and 29 people of Czech nationality. In 1945, the lost Sudeten Germans the Czechoslovak citizenship and their assets.
In 1946, almost the entire German-speaking population was expelled, whereby it was thanks to the good agreement between the previous Czech customs officers and the German-speaking population that there were no acts of violence in Cetviny.
In 1951 the pastor and all remaining residents had to leave Cetviny. The region was declared a forbidden border zone. 1955–1956 the around 120 houses of the place were razed to the ground with bulldozers by order of the interior ministry except for the church and four houses.
Cetviny has been freely accessible again since 1990 and five years later the Budweis diocese began renovating the former parish church of Our Lady Birth , which was re-consecrated on September 6, 2003.
Attractions
Web links
- History of Zettwing. Retrieved July 25, 2013 .