Razová (german: Raase) is a municipality and village in
Bruntál District in the
Moravian-Silesian Region of the
Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants. It lies on the shore of
Slezská Harta Reservoir.
History
The first written mention of Razová is from 1288.
Until 1918, ''Raase'' was part of the
Austrian monarchy (Austria side after the
compromise of 1867
The Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867 (german: Ausgleich, hu, Kiegyezés) established the dual monarchy of Austria-Hungary. The Compromise only partially re-established the former pre-1848 sovereignty and status of the Kingdom of Hungary ...
), in the ''Freundenthal'' (
Bruntál
Bruntál (; german: Freudenthal) is a town in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 16,000 inhabitants. It is located in the historical region of Czech Silesia. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected ...
) district, one of the 8 ''Bezirkshauptmannschaften'' in
Austrian Silesia.
The municipality had 1,839 inhabitants according to the
Austrian
Austrian may refer to:
* Austrians, someone from Austria or of Austrian descent
** Someone who is considered an Austrian citizen, see Austrian nationality law
* Austrian German dialect
* Something associated with the country Austria, for example: ...
census of 1910, German-speaking were 1,830 of them. Most populous religious group were
Roman Catholics
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a ...
with 1,829 (99.5%).
[Ludwig Patryn (ed): ]
Die Ergebnisse der Volkszählung vom 31. Dezember 1910 in Schlesien
', Troppau 1912.
References
External links
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Villages in Bruntál District
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