Česká Ves (german: Böhmischdorf) is a municipality and village in

Jeseník District Jeseník District ( cs, okres Jeseník) is a district ('' okres'') in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. Its seat is the town of Jeseník. With approximately 38,000 inhabitants it is the least populated district of the Czech Republic. The a ...

in the

Olomouc Region Olomouc Region ( cs, Olomoucký kraj; , ; pl, Kraj ołomuniecki) is an administrative unit ( cs, kraj) of the Czech Republic, located in the north-western and central part of its historical region of Moravia (''Morava'') and in a small part of t ...

of the

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. It has about 2,300 inhabitants.

Etymology

The name literally means "

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village".

Geography

Česká Ves is located north of

Jeseník Jeseník (; until 1947 Frývaldov (); german: Freiwaldau, pl, Frywałdów) is a spa town in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 11,000 inhabitants. Administrative parts Villages of Bukovice and Dětřichov are administrative ...

and is urbanistically fused with the town. It is located about north of

Olomouc Olomouc (, , ; german: Olmütz; pl, Ołomuniec ; la, Olomucium or ''Iuliomontium'') is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 99,000 inhabitants, and its larger urban zone has a population of about 384,000 inhabitants (2019). Located on th ...

. The eastern part of the municipality lies in the Zlatohorská Highlands and the western part lies in the Golden Mountains. The highest point is the hill Studniční vrch at above sea level. The village is situated in the valley of the Bělá River. The municipality is partially located in the Jeseníky Protected Landscape Area.

History

The first written mention of Česká Ves is from 1416. A hamlet named ''Waltherowici'', which was a predecessor of the current village, was documented in 1284. The 17th century was tragic for Česká Ves. The village was hit by the plague epidemic in 1627, looted during the

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, and was at the centre of the infamous

Northern Moravia witch trials Northern Moravia witch trials, also known as '' Boblig witch trials'' was a series of witch trials which occurred in the Jeseník and Šumperk area in the present-day Czech Republic, between 1622 and 1696. They are among the largest and most well k ...

, during which 16 women were burned. According to the

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census of 1910 the village had 2,434 inhabitants, all spoke German as their native language. The most populous religious group were

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with 2,417 (99.3%). The municipality was severely hit by the

1997 Central European flood The 1997 Central European flood or the 1997 Oder Flood of the Oder and Morava (river), Morava river basins in July 1997 affected Poland, the Czech Republic and Germany, taking the lives of 114 people and causing material damages estimated at $4.5 ...

Demographics

Economy

The main employer is the Řetězárna a.s company. It is a traditional Czech manufacturer of chains, founded in 1894. Vegetus, a Ukrainian producer of

meat Meat is animal flesh that is eaten as food. Humans have hunted, farmed, and scavenged animals for meat since prehistoric times. The establishment of settlements in the Neolithic Revolution allowed the domestication of animals such as chic ...

and dairy substitutes, has relocated to Česká Ves due to the

2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine On 24 February 2022, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, which began in 2014. The invasion has resulted in tens of thousands of deaths on both sides. It has caused Europe's largest refugee crisis since World War II. An ...

Transport

Česká Ves, served by the ''Česká Ves bazén'' station, is located on the Krnov–Jeseník railway line. The station called ''Česká Ves'' is unused.

Sights

The main landmark of Česká Ves is the Church of Saint Joseph. It was built in 1928, which makes it one of the youngest churches in the region. It replaced the Chapel of Saint Dominic from 1695.

Notable people

Johann Schroth Johann Schroth (February 11, 1798 in Böhmischdorf, Silesia, today Česká Ves, Czech Republic – March 26, 1856 in Lipová-lázně) was an Austrians, Austrian naturopath. Schroth was an early advocate of fasting and moist heat therapy. He was a ...

(1798–1856), Austrian naturopath

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ceska Ves Villages in Jeseník District Czech Silesia