Bělá pod Pradědem
Bělá pod Pradědem | |
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 Bělá pod Pradědem in the valley | |
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  Bělá pod Pradědem Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°7′54″N 17°12′57″E / 50.13167°N 17.21583°ECoordinates: 50°7′54″N 17°12′57″E / 50.13167°N 17.21583°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Olomouc |
| District | Jeseník |
| First mentioned | 1284 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 92.12 km2 (35.57 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 474 m (1,555 ft) |
| Population (2020-01-01[1]) | |
| • Total | 1,770 |
| • Density | 19/km2 (50/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 790 01 |
| Website | www |
Bělá pod Pradědem (German: Waldenburg) is a municipality in Jeseník District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic, located in the northeastern part of the country. It has about 1,800 inhabitants.
Bělá pod Pradědem is approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) south of Jeseník, 64 km (40 mi) north of Olomouc, and 198 km (123 mi) east of Prague. It lies near the Praděd mountain.
Administrative parts[]
The municipality is made up of villages of Adolfovice, Bělá, Domašov and Filipovice.
History[]
Both villages of Adolfovice and Domašov were first mentioned in 1284. The villages were a possession of the Diocese of Wrocław within fragmented Piast-ruled Poland. The villages were included within the ecclesiastical Duchy of Nysa, which, later on, passed under suzerainty of the Bohemian (Czech) Crown. In 1850, the duchy was secularized and dissolved, and the villages were incorporated directly to the Kingdom of Bohemia (Czechia), and after World War I, since 1918, the area formed part of Czechoslovakia.
During World War II, the area was occupied by Germany. On October 9, 1939 Luftwaffe military Junkers F.13 (designation R 37/2) on its way from Opole in Silesia to Olomouc crashed into the forest above Bělá pod Pradědem. All eight crew and passengers died in the accident and were buried at the local cemetery in Domašov. In Adolfovice, the occupiers operated three forced labour subcamps (E250, E334, E595) of the Stalag VIII-B/344 prisoner-of-war camp.[2] After the war, in 1945, the German population was expelled in accordance with the Beneš decrees, and the area was restored to Czechoslovakia.
The municipality of Bělá pod Pradědem was established in 1964 by merger of municipalities of Adolfovice and Domašov. It gained its name after the river of Bělá and Bělá village (which was a part of Domašov), and the Praděd mountain.
Notable people[]
- (1918–1983), Unteroffizier who served with 3./GrenRgt 89 and was decorated with the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, born in Domašov[3]
Twin towns – sister cities[]
Bělá pod Pradědem is twinned with:[4]
Tułowice, Poland
Gallery[]
Typical view of Bělá
Baroque Church of Saint John the Baptist in Domašov
Baroque Church of Saint Thomas in Domašov
Fire brigade
References[]
- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2020". Czech Statistical Office. 2020-04-30.
- ^ "Working Parties". Lamsdorf.com. Archived from the original on 29 October 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- ^ Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945
- ^ "Tułowice – partnerská obec". bela.cz (in Czech). Obec Bělá pod Pradědem. Retrieved 2020-09-18.
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