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Municipalities In Sudetenland
The list below gives German names and Czech names of towns along with county names and other information in the Sudetenland from World War I through the era of World War II known as interwar Czechoslovakia. Southern Sudetenland {, class="wikitable sortable" ! align="center" style="background-color:#ABCDEF" , German name ! align="center" style="background-color:#ABCDEF" , Czech name ! align="center" style="background-color:#ABCDEF" , County1939 ! align="center" style="background-color:#ABCDEF" , Governmental-District 1939 ! align="center" style="background-color:#ABCDEF" , Part of the Country ! align="center" style="background-color:#ABCDEF" , Market townsince ! align="center" style="background-color:#ABCDEF" , Town since ! align="center" style="background-color:#ABCDEF" , Population1939 ! align="center" style="background-color:#ABCDEF" , Notes , - , Auspitz , , Hustopeče , , Bezirk Nikolsburg, Nikolsburg , , Lower Danube , , Moravia , , align="center ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sudetenland
The Sudetenland ( , ; Czech and sk, Sudety) is the historical German name for the northern, southern, and western areas of former Czechoslovakia which were inhabited primarily by Sudeten Germans. These German speakers had predominated in the border districts of Bohemia, Moravia, and Czech Silesia since the Middle Ages. Sudetenland had been since the 9th century an integral part of the Czech state (first within the Duchy of Bohemia and later the Kingdom of Bohemia) both geographically and politically. The word "Sudetenland" did not come into being until the early part of the 20th century and did not come to prominence until almost two decades into the century, after World War I, when Austria-Hungary was dismembered and the Sudeten Germans found themselves living in the new country of Czechoslovakia. The ''Sudeten crisis'' of 1938 was provoked by the Pan-Germanist demands of Nazi Germany that the Sudetenland be annexed to Germany, which happened after the later Munich Agreeme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moravský Beroun
Moravský Beroun (; german: Bärn) is a town in Olomouc District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,900 inhabitants. Administrative parts Villages of Čabová, Ondrášov, Nové Valteřice and Sedm Dvorů are administrative parts of Moravský Beroun. History The first written mention of Moravský Beroun is from 1339. It was already referred to as a town and mopt likely was founded earlier. During the German colonization in the second half of the 16th century, the town became a centre of iron ore mining and processing. Moravský Beroun suffered during the Thirty Years' War. The town did not recover until the end of the 18th century, when weaving production and textile industry were established. In 1872, the railway was built. Until 1918, ''Bärn'' (named ''Baern'' before 1867) was part of the Austrian monarchy (Austria side after the compromise of 1867), in the Sternberg (Šternberk) District, one of the 34 ''Bezirkshauptmannschaften'' in Moravia. In 1938 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Bilin
A county is a geographic region of a country used for administrative or other purposesChambers Dictionary, L. Brookes (ed.), 2005, Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, Edinburgh in certain modern nations. The term is derived from the Old French denoting a jurisdiction under the sovereignty of a count (earl) or a viscount.The Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology, C. W. Onions (Ed.), 1966, Oxford University Press Literal equivalents in other languages, derived from the equivalent of "count", are now seldom used officially, including , , , , , , , and ''zhupa'' in Slavic languages; terms equivalent to commune/community are now often instead used. When the Normans conquered England, they brought the term with them. The Saxons had already established the districts that became the historic counties of England, calling them shires;Vision of Britai– Type details for ancient county. Retrieved 31 March 2012 many county names derive from the name of the county town (county seat) with t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bílina
Bílina (; german: Bilin) is a town in Teplice District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 14,000 inhabitants. It is known for its spas and as a source of the strongly mineralized water, Bílinská kyselka. The town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument zone. Administrative parts Bílina is made up of six town parts: Bílina, Chudeřice, Mostecké Předměstí, Pražské Předměstí, Teplické Předměstí and Újezdské Předměstí. Etymology The name of the town originates from the adjective "white" (''bielý'' in Old Czech). The term ''Bielina'' ("white/bald place") is etymologically derived either from fact there was an area without any wood or from sparkling waters of the river Bílina (formerly called Bělá). Geography Bílina is located about south of Teplice and northeast of Most. It lies on the border between the Most Basin and Central Bohemian Uplands. It is situated in the valley of the Bíl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Römerstadt
The Sudeten German county of Römerstadt during the period between 1938 and 1945. On 1 January 1945 the county included: * 3 cities * 58 more communities The county seat of Römerstadt had on 1 December 1930, 27584 inhabitants; 17 May 1939, 26936 residents; and 22 May 1947, 15541 inhabitants. Political History Czechoslovakia / German occupation The County of Römerstadt before the Munich Agreement of 29 September 1938 became part of the political district 'Rýmařov' in Czechoslovakia. In the period from 1 to 10 In October 1938, German troops occupied the area. The political district known today as "Rýmařov" bore the former Austro-German name'' 'Römerstadt, which included the judicial district city, Römerstadt (Rymarov). After 20 November 1938, the political district became known as Römerstadt, with a military chief administrator, the Commander of the Army, Colonel General von Brauchitsch. German Empire On 21 November the territory of the county '' 'Römerstadt w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horní Město
Horní Město (german: Bergstadt) is a municipality and village in Bruntál District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 800 inhabitants. Administrative parts Villages of Dobřečov, Rešov, Skály and Stříbrné Hory are administrative parts of Horní Město. Etymology The original German name ''Bergstadt'' means "mountain town". The Czech name was derived from the German name and means literally "mining town". Geography Horní Město lies about southwest of Bruntál and about north of Olomouc. The municipality is located on the border between the Nízký Jeseník and Hrubý Jeseník mountain ranges. The Huntava Stream flows through the municipality. History The first written mention of Horní Město is from 1398, when a settlement called Hankštejn/Hangstein was located here. Silver mining in the area was first documented in 1402, later gold and non-ferrous metals were also mined. In 1580, a free imperial town was founded by Emperor Rudolf II ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Tetschen-Bodenbach
A county is a geographic region of a country used for administrative or other purposesChambers Dictionary, L. Brookes (ed.), 2005, Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, Edinburgh in certain modern nations. The term is derived from the Old French denoting a jurisdiction under the sovereignty of a count (earl) or a viscount.The Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology, C. W. Onions (Ed.), 1966, Oxford University Press Literal equivalents in other languages, derived from the equivalent of "count", are now seldom used officially, including , , , , , , , and ''zhupa'' in Slavic languages; terms equivalent to commune/community are now often instead used. When the Normans conquered England, they brought the term with them. The Saxons had already established the districts that became the historic counties of England, calling them shires;Vision of Britai– Type details for ancient county. Retrieved 31 March 2012 many county names derive from the name of the county town (county seat) with t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benešov Nad Ploučnicí
Benešov nad Ploučnicí (german: Bensen) is a town in Děčín District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,600 inhabitants. The town centre with the castle complex is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument zone. Administrative parts The village of Ovesná is an administrative part of Benešov nad Ploučnicí. Geography Benešov nad Ploučnicí is located about southeast of Děčín. It lies in the Central Bohemian Uplands. The Ploučnice river flows through the town. History The first written mention of Benešov is from 1311. The town was probably founded in the 1230s. Existence of the church is first mentioned in 1352. Sights The town is known for its castle complex, made up of seven buildings in the Saxon Renaissance style. It contains two castles (called ''Dolní'' and ''Horní'' – "Upper" and "Lower"), Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary, Chapel of the Sorrowful Mother of God, and three houses. The complex was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Freudenthal
The German County Freudenthal was in the period between 1938 and 1945. It included on 1 January 1945: * the four cities Freudenthal, Engelberg, Bennisch and Würbenthal * 94 additional communities. County Freudenthal had on 1 December 1930: 49,011 inhabitants, on May 17, 1939: 48,339 inhabitants and on May 22, 1947 25,998 inhabitants. Literatur * Kurt Langer: ''Lautgeographie der Mundart in den Landkreisen Freudenthal und Jägerndorf''. Selbstverlag, Prag 1944. * Otakar Káňa. ''Historické proměny pohraničí: Vývoj pohraničních okresů Jeseník, Rýmařov, Bruntál a Krnov po roce 1945''. Profil 1976. * Josef Bartoš, Jindřich Schulz, Miloš Trapl: ''Historický místopis Moravy a Slezska v letech 1848-1960. Sv. 13, okresy : Bruntál, Jeseník, Krnov''. Univerzita Palackého, Olomouc 1994. . * Jaroslav Vencálek: ''Okres Bruntál''. Okresní úřad, Bruntál 1998. * Do nitra Askiburgionu. ''Bruntálský slovník naučný: encyklopedie Nízkého Jeseníku''. Moravská e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horní Benešov
Horní Benešov (; until 1926 Benešov, german: Bennisch) is a town in Bruntál District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,200 inhabitants. Horní Benešov has a long mining tradition. Administrative parts The village of Luhy is an administrative part of Horní Benešov. Geography Horní Benešov lies about east of Bruntál and about west of Opava. It is located in the Nízký Jeseník mountain range. History The first written mention of Horní Benešov is from 1226, when it was a mining settlement. The silver mines were one of the oldest in Czech lands. The town of Benešov was founded on the site of the settlement in 1253, and the town rights were confirmed in 1271 by King Ottokar II. The town was destroyed by a Hungarian invasion in 1474 and then during the Thirty Years' War. The mining was in decline since 17th century. During the 19th and 20th centuries, economic development of Benešov was driven mostly by textile industry. Accord ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Budišov Nad Budišovkou
Budišov nad Budišovkou (; german: Bautsch) is a town in Opava District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,900 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument zones, urban monument zone. Administrative parts Villages of Guntramovice, Podlesí and Staré Oldřůvky are administrative parts of Budišov nad Budišovkou. Etymology The name Budišov is derived either from the name of the abbot of the Hradisko Monastery named Budiš or from the word ''búda'' ("miner's house"). Geography Budišov nad Budišovkou is located about southwest from Opava in the Nízký Jeseník mountain range. The highest point is the mountain Červená hora, at . The town lies on the Budišovka Stream. Kružberk Reservoir on the Moravice (river), Moravice River lies on the northern border of the municipal territory. History The first written mention of Budišov nad Budišovkou is from 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pernink
Pernink (german: Bärringen) is a municipality and village in Karlovy Vary District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants. Administrative parts Hamlets of Bludná and Rybná are administrative parts of Pernink. Geography Pernink is located in the Ore Mountains. The village is situated in the valley of the Bílá Bystřice stream. History At the beginning of the 16th century, mining pioneers settled in the area which was dominated by dense forest at the time. According to legend, a bear found ore here. The legend is preserved in the coat of arms and also in the German name (Bär = bear). In 1532, a settlement called ''Peringer'' was promoted to a mining town by the then owner of the estate, Jindřich Schlick. The town received further privileges in 1559 and 1562. The predominant industry was the mining of silver and tin. The area between Pernink, Abertamy and Horní Blatná used to be called "silver triangle". Following the Thirty Years ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
