Přísečnice
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Přísečnice (German: Preßnitz) was a mining town in the Ore Mountains that was first noted in 1335, when John of Bohemia granted the inhabitants an exemption from customs.[1] It was disestablished in 1974 due to the construction of the ; though the region was already underpopulated due to the post-WWII expulsion of the German population.[2][3]
Historical population | ||||||||||||
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Year | 1847 | 1869 | 1880 | 1890 | 1900 | 1910 | 1921 | 1930 | 1937 | 1947 | 1950 | 1970 |
Pop. | 3,137 | 2,988 | 3,383 | 3,433 | 4,080 | 3,668 | 2,632 | 2,606 | 2,468 | 788 | 731 | 395 |
±% | — | −4.7% | +13.2% | +1.5% | +18.8% | −10.1% | −28.2% | −1.0% | −5.3% | −68.1% | −7.2% | −46.0% |
Source: http://www.zanikleobce.cz/index.php?obec=76 |
Notable people[]
Dr. Eugen Sänger, aerospace engineer contributed to lifting body and ramjet technology.
References[]
- ^ Binterová, Zdena (14 April 2005). "Přísečnice (Pressnitz) také: Presnitz, Pressniz, Pressents, Přessnitz". Zaniklé obce a objekty (in Czech). Retrieved 9 November 2017.
- ^ "Vodní nádrž Přísečnice". Krušnohorci (in Czech). 7 November 2005. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
- ^ "Vodní nádrž Přísečnice". Atlas Česka. Altermedia. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
Coordinates: 50°27′56″N 13°07′57″E / 50.4655536°N 13.1324456°E
Categories:
- 1974 disestablishments in Europe
- Mining communities in the Czech Republic
- Former populated places in the Czech Republic
- Populated places disestablished in 1974
- Towns in the Ore Mountains
- Ore Mountains stubs