Mokřiny (German: ''Nassengrub'') is a village in
Karlovy Vary Region
The Karlovy Vary Region or Carlsbad Region ( cs, Karlovarský kraj, German: ''Karlsbader Region'') is an administrative unit ( cs, kraj) of the Czech Republic, located in the westernmost part of its historical region of Bohemia. It is named after ...
,
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The ...
, and the second most populous town district of
Aš. In 2001 the village had a population of 530.
Geography
Mokřiny is located to the south from Aš; unlike other town districts, it forms a continuous populated area with it. To the east it neighbours with
Vernéřov, to the south with
Nový Žďár
Nový Žďár (German: ''Neuenbrand'') is a small border village in Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic; it is one of the districts of Aš. In 2001 the village had a population of 24.
Geography
Nový Žďár lies 2,5 kilometres south from Aš, a ...
, and to the southeast with
Nebesa. To the west is the German border.
History
Mokřiny was established by the
Zedtwitz
The House of Zedtwitz is the name of an old and distinguished German and Czech noble house which originated from Franconia, Germany.
History
The family first appeared in a written document in 1235 and later in 1288 where progenitor Berthold v ...
, before 1413, when it is first mentioned. In 1874 Mokřiny became a separate municipality. In 1971 it was joined with Aš.
Landmarks
* Catholic church of St. Charles Borromeo from 1912,
* Protestant church from 1913 (from architect
Otto Bartning
Otto Bartning (12 April 1883 in Karlsruhe – 20 February 1959 in Darmstadt) was a Modernist German architect, architectural theorist and teacher. In his early career he developed plans with Walter Gropius for the establishment of the Bauhaus. H ...
),
* World War I Memorial from 1924.
Notable residents
*
Karl Fritzsch
Karl Fritzsch (10 July 1903 – reported missing 2 May 1945) was a German member of the Nazi secret police ''Schutzstaffel'' (SS) from 1933–1945. He was a deputy and acting commandant at the Auschwitz concentration camp. According to Rudolf H ...
(1903–1945), Nazi SS
Auschwitz concentration camp commandant who was the first to use Zyklon B for mass murder
Gallery
Image:Mokřiny Aš evangelic church 2009-03-08.jpg, Evangelic church.
Image:Mokřiny 2009-09-04.jpg, Church of St. Charles Borromeo.
References
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Aš
Villages in Cheb District