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Osoblažsko
Osoblažsko (literally ''Osoblaha Region'', , ) is a microregion in the Bruntál District in the northernmost part of the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. The microregion is also called Osoblaha Hook or Silesian Haná, Hanakia. It is bounded by mountain ridges of Eastern Sudetes from the west and the Poland, Polish border from the east and north. Municipalities As of January 2022, the population was 9,440 inhabitants. The area of Osoblažsko consists of 14 municipalities, with two of them being towns: *Bohušov *Dívčí Hrad *Hlinka (Bruntál District), Hlinka *Janov (Bruntál District), Janov *Jindřichov (Bruntál District), Jindřichov *Liptaň *Město Albrechtice *Osoblaha *Rusín *Slezské Pavlovice *Slezské Rudoltice *Petrovice (Bruntál District), Petrovice *Třemešná *Vysoká (Bruntál District), Vysoká Association of Municipalities of Osoblažsko All the municipalities in Osoblažsko are members of the Association of Municipalities of Osoblažsko. Th ...
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Janov (Bruntál District)
Janov () is a town in Bruntál District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants, making it List of cities and towns in the Czech Republic, one of the least populous towns in the country. Geography Janov is located about north of Bruntál and northwest of Ostrava. It is situated in the Osoblažsko microregion, on the border with Poland. It lies in the Opawskie Mountains, Zlatohorská Highlands. The highest point of the municipal territory is on the slopes of Solný vrch Hill at above sea level. The town is situated in the valley of the Osobloga, Osoblaha River. History Janov was probably founded in 1251 by Bishop Bruno von Schauenburg as an agricultural forest village. From its inception until 1588, Janov was part of the Osoblaha estate, owned by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Olomouc, bishops of Olomouc. In 1535, it was promoted to a free mining town by bishop Stanislav I Thurzo. It was assumed that there are rich deposits of precio ...
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Osoblaha
Osoblaha (; , ) is a municipality and village in Bruntál District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,000 inhabitants. Etymology The Czech name of the village came from Latin names of two local watercourses, Osobloga, Osoblaha and Planá, in Latin ''Ossa'' and ''Plavia''. The German name "Hotzenplotz" was derived from German ''Holzen Platz'' (literally "wooden place") and has its origin in oak forests in the area. It served the German writer Otfried Preußler for naming his famous children's book character of "The Robber Hotzenplotz". Geography Osoblaha is located about north of Bruntál and south of Opole. It lies in the Osoblažsko microregion on the border with Poland. It lies in the Głubczyce Plateau, Opava Hilly Land. The Osobłoga, Osoblaha River flows through the municipality and the Prudnik (river), Prudnik connects it near the Czech-Polish border. In the territory of Osoblaha lies the former village of Studnice, which was abandoned ...
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Město Albrechtice
Město Albrechtice () is a town in Bruntál District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,400 inhabitants. It is the largest municipality in the Osoblažsko microregion. Administrative division Město Albrechtice consists of five municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Město Albrechtice (2,502) *Burkvíz (29) *Česká Ves (16) *Dlouhá Voda (18) *Hynčice (399) *Linhartovy (175) *Opavice (120) *Piskořov (16) *Valštejn (29) *Žáry (83) Geography Město Albrechtice is located about north of Bruntál and northwest of Ostrava. It lies in the Zlatohorská Highlands and is the gateway to the Osoblažsko microregion. The highest point is the mountain Kutný vrch at above sea level. The Opavice River flows through the town. History The first written mention of Albrechtice is from 1377, in the deed of division of Duchy of Troppau and Duchy of Krnov. In 1474, the local fort was conquered and destroyed by the army of ...
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Jindřichov (Bruntál District)
Jindřichov () is a municipality and village in Bruntál District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,100 inhabitants. Administrative division Jindřichov consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Jindřichov (1,063) *Arnultovice (52) Geography Jindřichov is located about north of Bruntál and northwest of Ostrava. It is situated in the Osoblažsko microregion, on the border with Poland. The municipality lies in the valley of the Osoblaha River in the Zlatohorská Highlands. The highest point is under the top of the Na Valštejně hill, at above sea level. History The first written mention of Jindřichov is from 1256. The village was founded shortly before by the Olomouc bishop Bruno von Schauenburg, during the German colonization of the region. The most notable owners of Jindřichov were the Counts of Hodice, who had built here the castle and the church. The village was in their possession fro ...
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Třemešná
Třemešná () is a municipality and village in Bruntál District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants. Administrative division Třemešná consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Třemešná (693) *Damašek (16) *Rudíkovy (145) Geography Třemešná is located about north of Bruntál and northwest of Ostrava. It lies in the Osoblažsko microregion in the Zlatohorská Highlands. The highest point is at above sea level. The built-up area lies in the valley of the Mušlov Stream. History The first written mention of Třemešná is from 1256. It was one of the settlements that were founded in the area around 1251 at the initiative of the bishop Bruno von Schauenburg. In 1428, during the Hussite Wars, Třemešná was completely destroyed. The village was resettled by ethnic Germans in 1535. Demographics Transport Třemešná is located on the Krnov–Głuchołazy–Jeseník railwa ...
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Petrovice (Bruntál District)
Petrovice () is a municipality and village in Bruntál District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 100 inhabitants. The village is well preserved and is protected as a Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument zones, village monument zone. Etymology The name is derived from the personal name Petr. He was probably the leader of the colonizers who came here in the 13th century. Geography Petrovice is located about north of Bruntál and north of Ostrava. The municipality is located on the border with Poland in the Osoblažsko microregion. Petrovice lies in the Opawskie Mountains, Zlatohorská Highlands. The highest points are the slopes of Biskupská hora (at above sea level) in the northern part, and the peaks of Kutný vrch () and Solná hora () on the southern municipal border. The built-up area is located in the valley of the Osobloga, Osoblaha River, which originates in the territory of Petrovice. History The first written mention of Petrov ...
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Slezské Rudoltice
Slezské Rudoltice () is a municipality and village in Bruntál District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants. Administrative division Slezské Rudoltice consists of five municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Slezské Rudoltice (407) *Amalín (30) *Koberno (30) *Víno (13) Geography Slezské Rudoltice is located about northeast of Bruntál and northwest of Ostrava. It is situated in the Osoblažsko microregion on the border with Poland. It lies in the Zlatohorská Highlands. The Lužná Stream, a tributary of the Osoblaha, originates in the western part of the municipal territory and flows across the territory. History The first written mention of Rudoltice is from 1255. It was one of the settlements that were founded in the area shortly before at the initiative of the bishop Bruno von Schauenburg. The area was then settled by German colonizers. The local medieval fortress was rebuilt into a sma ...
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Slezské Pavlovice
Slezské Pavlovice (until 1947 Německé Pavlovice; ) is a municipality and village in Bruntál District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants. Geography Slezské Pavlovice is located about north of Bruntál and northwest of Ostrava. It is situated in the northernmost part of the Osoblažsko microregion, on the border with Poland. It lies in a flat landscape in the Opava Hilly Land. Slezské Pavlovice is situated on the left bank of the Prudnik River. The stream Pavlovický potok, a tributary of the Prudnik, flows through the village. Pavlovický Pond II, supplied by the stream, is part of the Osoblažský výběžek Nature Monument. The second small-scaled protected area is the Džungle Nature Reserve. History According to archeological findings, the original settlement of the area dates back to the Early Bronze Age. The first written mention of Pavlovice is in a deed of the bishop Bruno von Schauenburg from 1267. The village was ...
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Liptaň
Liptaň () is a municipality and village in Bruntál District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants. Administrative division Liptaň consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Liptaň (342) *Bučávka (49) *Horní Povelice (35) Geography Liptaň is located about north of Bruntál and northwest of Ostrava. It is situated in the Osoblažsko microregion. It lies in the Zlatohorská Highlands. The highest point is the hill Kobyla at above sea level, located on the southern municipal border. South of the village of Liptaň is situated the nature monument ''Liptaňský bludný balvan'' with one of the largest glacial erratics in the Czech Republic. Reminding of the period 250–800 thousand years ago, the boulder was carried there by a continental glacier from the south of Sweden. Its weight is about 4.7 tonnes. History The first written mention of Liptaň is from 1256. It was founded aroun ...
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Rusín
Rusín () is a municipality and village in Bruntál District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 100 inhabitants. Administrative division Rusín consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Rusín (102) *Hrozová (26) *Matějovice (19) Geography Rusín is located about northeast of Bruntál and northwest of Ostrava. The municipality is situated in the Osoblažsko microregion on the border of with Poland. It lies in the Zlatohorská Highlands. The highest point is the hill Rusínký kopec at above sea level. The Hrozová Stream, a tributary of the Osoblaha, forms the Czech-Polish border, then flows across the territory, and then forms a part of the northwestern municipal border. History The first written mention of Rusín is in the will of Vok of Rosenberg from 1262. In 1331, Rusín was bought by Heinek of Głubczyce and annexed to the Głubczyce estate. He owned the village for about 20 years. Aft ...
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Hlinka (Bruntál District)
Hlinka () is a municipality and village in Bruntál District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants. Etymology The name, which is a diminutive form of ''hlína'' (i.e. 'clay'), is derived from the clay quarrying that took place here. It was first called ''Glynik'', the name Hlinka first appeared in 1389. Geography Hlinka is located about northeast of Bruntál and northwest of Ostrava. It is located in the Osoblažsko microregion on the border of with Poland. The southwestern part of the municipal territory lies in the Zlatohorská Highlands and the northeastern part extends into the Opava Hilly Land. The highest point is at above sea level. In the northern part is located ''Velký Pavlovický rybník'' Nature Reserve with Pavlovický Pond I, which has extraordinary importance as a stop of migratory birds and nesting places of water birds. It has an area of . Amphibian populations are also subject to protection, especially European f ...
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Dívčí Hrad
Dívčí Hrad () is a municipality and village in Bruntál District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants. Geography Dívčí Hrad is located about north of Bruntál and northeast of Ostrava. It is situated in the Osoblažsko microregion on the border with Poland. It lies in the Zlatohorská Highlands. The highest point is the hill Hraniční kopec at above sea level, located on the Czech-Polish border. The Osoblaha River flows across the municipality. There are two fishponds in the municipal territory: Dívčí Hrad and Pitárno. Oblík Nature Monument consists of a basalt hill with statigraphic and paleontological significance. There are fossils of crinoids, corals, cephalopods and brachiopods from the Cretaceous. It has an area of . History The first written mention of Dívčí Hrad is in the will of Bishop Bruno von Schauenburg from 1267, when the local castle was called ''Deuviz''. In 1474, the castle was conquered and des ...
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