Suchdol nad Odrou () is a market town in
Nový Jičín District
Nový Jičín District () is a district in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Nový Jičín.
Administrative division
Nový Jičín District is divided into five administrative districts of municipalitie ...
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
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. It has about 2,900 inhabitants.
Administrative division
Suchdol nad Odrou consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):
*Suchdol nad Odrou (2,341)
*Kletné (200)
Geography
Odry is located about northwest of
Nový Jičín
Nový Jičín (; ) is a town in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 23,000 inhabitants. The historic centre of Nový Jičín is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument reservati ...
and southwest of
Ostrava
Ostrava (; ; ) is a city in the north-east of the Czech Republic and the capital of the Moravian-Silesian Region. It has about 283,000 inhabitants. It lies from the border with Poland, at the confluences of four rivers: Oder, Opava (river), Opa ...
. It lies mostly in the
Moravian Gate, but the municipal territory also extends into the
Nízký Jeseník
Nízký Jeseník (, ) is a flat highland and Geomorphological division of the Czech Republic, geomorphological mesoregion of the Czech Republic. It is located in the east of the country in the Olomouc Region, Olomouc and Moravian-Silesian Region, M ...
range in the north. The highest point is at above sea level. The
Oder
The Oder ( ; Czech and ) is a river in Central Europe. It is Poland's second-longest river and third-longest within its borders after the Vistula and its largest tributary the Warta. The Oder rises in the Czech Republic and flows through wes ...
River forms the southern municipal border. The surrounding of the Oder belongs to the
Poodří Protected Landscape Area.
History
The first written mention of Suchdol is from 1257. The village was founded by Slavic settlers in the early 13th century. The population of German nationality gradually prevailed.
In the 18th century, 280 inhabitants left for
Herrnhut
Herrnhut (; ; ; Upper Lusatian: ''Harrnhutt'', ''Harrnutt'') is a town of around 6,000 inhabitants in Upper Lusatia, in the district of Görlitz, in eastern Saxony, Germany. The town is mainly known as the place of origin of the community of t ...
, where they restored the
Moravian Church
The Moravian Church, or the Moravian Brethren ( or ), formally the (Latin: "Unity of the Brethren"), is one of the oldest Protestant denominations in Christianity, dating back to the Bohemian Reformation of the 15th century and the original ...
and established mission settlements around the world.
Demographics
Transport
The
D1 motorway (section from
Přerov
Přerov (; ) is a city in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 41,000 inhabitants. It lies on the Bečva River. In the past it was a major crossroad in the heart of Moravia in the Czech Republic. The historic city centre is we ...
to Ostrava) passes through the municipal territory.
Sights
The most important monument is the Church of the Holy Trinity. It was built in the late Renaissance style in 1605–1614.
The Protestant church was built in the Neo-Romanesque style in 1852–1858.
Notable people
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David Nitschmann (1695/96–1772), German missionary
*
David Zeisberger (1721–1808), German missionary
*
Bernard Rudofsky (1905–1988), Austrian-American architect
*
Heinz Nawratil (1937–2015), German lawyer and author
References
External links
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Market towns in the Czech Republic