Otice (; ) is a municipality and village in
Opava District
Opava District () is a Districts of the Czech Republic, district in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the city of Opava.
Administrative division
Opava District is divided into four Districts of the Czech Republic#M ...
in the
Moravian-Silesian Region
The Moravian-Silesian Region () is one of the 14 administrative regions of the Czech Republic. Before May 2001, it was called the Ostrava Region (). The region is located in the north-eastern part of its historical region of Moravia and in most ...
of the
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 has about 1,500 inhabitants.
History
The first written mention of Otice is from 1361.
Demographics
Transport
Otice is located on the railway line from
Opava
Opava (; , ) is a city in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 55,000 inhabitants. It lies on the Opava (river), Opava River. Opava is one of the historical centres of Silesia and was a historical capital of Czech Sile ...
to
Svobodné Heřmanice
Svobodné Heřmanice () is a municipality and village in Bruntál District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.
History
The first written mention of Svobodné Heřmanice is in a deed of Pope Innocent ...
, but trains run on it only on weekends.
Notable people
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Josef Erber
Josef Erber (birth name: Josef Houstek) (16 October 1897 – 31 October 1987) was a Nazi German '' SS-Oberscharführer'' at Auschwitz concentration camp. He was in charge of the crematoria.
Early life
Erber was an ethnic German born Josef Hous ...
(1897–1987), Czech-German SS officer
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Karolína Mališová (born 1996), model, Czech Miss Earth 2015
References
External links
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Villages in Opava District
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