Široká Niva (until 1952 Bretnov; German: Breitenau) is a municipality and village in Bruntál District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.

Široká Niva
Municipality
General view
Flag Coat of arms
Široká Niva Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°4′3″N 17°29′7″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Moravian-Silesian
District	Bruntál
First mentioned	1420
Area
• Total	37.29 km2 (14.40 sq mi)
Elevation	368 m (1,207 ft)
Population  (2022-01-01)[1]
• Total	549
• Density	15/km2 (38/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	793 16
Website	www.siroka-niva.cz

Administrative parts

Villages of Pocheň and Skrbovice are administrative parts of Široká Niva.

Geography

Široká Niva is located in the Nízký Jeseník mountain range. The Opava River flows through the municipality.

History

The first written mention of Markvartice is from 1278, the first written mention of Bretnov is from 1420. In 1949, the two municipalities were merged, and in 1952 the new municipality was renamed to its current name. Today Markvartice is only a local name of a small hamlet in Široká Niva.[2]

Notable people

• Anton Zimmermann (1741–1781), Slovak composer
• Rudolf Koppitz (1884–1936), Austrian photographer

References

Gallery

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  View from the south
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  Main street
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  A stream in Široká Niva

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Široká Niva.

• Official website