Široká Niva (until 1952 Bretnov; german: Breitenau) is a municipality and village in
Bruntál District in the
Moravian-Silesian Region of the
Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.
Administrative parts
Villages of Pocheň and Skrbovice are administrative parts of Široká Niva.
Geography
Široká Niva is located in the
NÃzký JesenÃk mountain range. The
Opava River
The Opava ( cs, Opava, pl, Opawa, german: Oppa) is a river in the north-eastern Czech Republic, a left tributary of the Oder river. It originates at the confluence of BÃlá (White), StÅ™ednà (Middle) and ÄŒerná (Black) Opava in Vrbno pod PradÄ ...
flows through the municipality.
History
The first written mention of Markvartice is from 1278, the first written mention of Bretnov is from 1420. In 1949, the two municipalities were merged, and in 1952 the new municipality was renamed to its current name. Today Markvartice is only a local name of a small hamlet in Široká Niva.
Notable people
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Anton Zimmermann (1741–1781), Slovak composer
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Rudolf Koppitz
Rudolf Koppitz (4 January 1884 in Skrbovice – 8 July 1936 in Perchtoldsdorf) was an Austrian photographer. He moved to Vienna and was a Photo-Secessionist whose work includes straight photography and modernist images. He was one of the lead ...
(1884–1936), Austrian photographer
References
Gallery
Široká Niva, cesta.jpg, View from the south
Široká Niva, hlavnà silnice III.jpg, Main street
Široká Niva, dům II.jpg, A stream in Široká Niva
External links
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Villages in Bruntál District