Pelhřimovy () is a former village near
Slezské Rudoltice,
Bruntál District
Bruntál District () is a Okres, district in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Bruntál, but the most populated town is Krnov.
Administrative division
Bruntál District is divided into three Districts o ...
,
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the south ...
. It is located in the southeastern part of the
Zlatohorská Highlands along the stream Wielki Potok (also Potok Grozowy or Troja in Polish). The other part of the village still exists on the other side of the border in Poland, as
Pielgrzymów.
Attractions
In Pelhřimovy is the ruined Church of St. George. On the Polish side of the river lies its twin village,
Pielgrzymów. By 1742 it belonged to the Silesian
Krnov
Krnov (; , or ''Krnów'') is a town in Bruntál District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 23,000 inhabitants.
Administrative division
Krnov consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to ...
principality.
History
The first recorded mention of Pelhřimovy was in 1377, during the period of colonization carried out by
Bruno von Schauenburg
Bruno von Schauenburg (also known as Bruno Olomucensis; 1205 – 1 or 17 February 1281 in Kroměříž) was a nobleman and Catholic priest of German descent, bishop of Olomouc in 1245–1281. He was one of the main advisors and diplomats of th ...
in the mid-13th century. Until the end of
World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...
, the town was a pure
Sudeten German
German Bohemians ( ; ), later known as Sudeten Germans ( ; ), were ethnic Germans living in the Czech lands of the Bohemian Crown, which later became an integral part of Czechoslovakia. Before 1945, over three million German Bohemians constitu ...
community. The 1930 census recorded 217 inhabitants. Most of the houses were heavily damaged during the Second World War II. In July and August 1946, the local Sudeten German population was
expelled. Beginning at the end of February 1946, new settlers arrived. Among them were
Slovaks
The Slovaks ( (historical Sloveni ), singular: ''Slovák'' (historical: ''Sloven'' ), feminine: ''Slovenka'' , plural: ''Slovenky'') are a West Slavic ethnic group and nation native to Slovakia who share a common ancestry, culture, history ...
and later mainly
Volhynian Czechs. After
February 1948, the Ministry of the Interior banned settlement within 300 meters of the state border on ideological grounds. Between 1949 and 1950, the village was demolished. On 2 February 1950,
MNV Slezské Rudoltice was handed over to the local administrative commission, which had overseen the municipality since 1945. The formerly independent municipality officially became part of the
Silesian Rudoltice on 22 August 1951. Of the original 70 residential houses only two remain, which are used for recreation and have house numbers 113 and 114, respectively.
In 2020, the
Polish Army
The Land Forces () are the Army, land forces of the Polish Armed Forces. They currently contain some 110,000 active personnel and form many components of the European Union and NATO deployments around the world. Poland's recorded military histor ...
entered some parts of the village as a result of a misunderstanding during the
COVID-19 response, and "occupied" parts of the village for two weeks.
During this time, several Czech citizens were unable to access the area, and the located some 30 meters from the border.
References
External links
oficiální stránky Hnutí DUHA Jeseníky, projekt Pelhřimovystránky HISTORICKÉ SEKCE o.s. KS
Dějiny zaniklé obce Pelhřimovy do roku 1694Dějiny zaniklé obce Pelhřimovy po roce 1620Dějiny zaniklé obce Pelhřimovy - pokračování rokem 1918
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Villages in Bruntál District
Former villages in the Czech Republic