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Bělá pod Pradědem (German: Waldenburg) is a municipality in Jeseník District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,700 inhabitants.

Bělá pod Pradědem
Municipality
Bělá pod Pradědem in the valley
Flag Coat of arms
Bělá pod Pradědem Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°7′54″N 17°12′57″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Olomouc
District	Jeseník
First mentioned	1284
Area
• Total	92.23 km2 (35.61 sq mi)
Elevation	474 m (1,555 ft)
Population  (2022-01-01)[1]
• Total	1,731
• Density	19/km2 (49/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	790 01
Website	www.bela.cz

Administrative parts

The municipality is made up of villages of Adolfovice, Bělá, Domašov and Filipovice.

Etymology

The municipality gained its name after the Bělá river and the nearby Praděd mountain.

Geography

Bělá pod Pradědem is located approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) south of Jeseník, 64 km (40 mi) north of Olomouc, and 198 km (123 mi) east of Prague.

The Bělá River flows through the municipality, the villages are located in the valley of the river. The municipality lies in the Hrubý Jeseník mountains. The highest point is the peak of Malý Děd with 1,368 metres (4,488 ft) above sea level; Praděd is located outside the municipal territory.

History

Both villages of Adolfovice and Domašov were first mentioned in 1284. Both villages were founded in the second half of the 13th century, during the colonization by the bishops of Wrocław, who owned the area. The villages were included within the ecclesiastical Duchy of Nysa, which, later on, passed under suzerainty of the Bohemian Crown. In 1772 the hamlet of Filipov/Philippsdorf was founded by bishop Philipp Gotthard von Schaffgotsch, and in 1796 the hamlet of Bělá/Waldenburg was founded by bishop Josepf Christian Franz zu Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Bartenstein. Both hamlets were joined to Domašov in 1848.[2]

In 1850, the duchy was secularized and dissolved, and the villages were incorporated directly to the Kingdom of Bohemia (Czechia). After World War I, since 1918, the area formed part of Czechoslovakia.

During World War II, the area was occupied by Germany. On 9 October 1939 Luftwaffe military Junkers F 13 (designation R 37/2) on its way from Opole to Olomouc crashed into the forest in Bělá pod Pradědem. All seven soldiers died in the accident and were buried at the cemetery in Domašov.[3]

In Adolfovice, the occupiers operated three forced labour subcamps (E250, E334, E595) of the Stalag VIII-B/344 prisoner-of-war camp.[4] After the war, in 1945, the German population was expelled in accordance with the Beneš decrees, and the area was restored to Czechoslovakia.

The municipality of Bělá pod Pradědem was established in 1961 by merger of municipalities of Adolfovice and Domašov, including the villages of Bělá and Filipovice.[5]

Notable people

• Josef Odložil (1938–1993), athlete, Olympic medalist; lived here

Twin towns – sister cities

Bělá pod Pradědem is twinned with:[6]

• Tułowice, Poland

Gallery

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  Bělá River in Adolfovice
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  Bělá village
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  Church of Saint John the Baptist in Domašov
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  Church of Saint Thomas in Domašov
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  Firehouse

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bělá pod Pradědem.

• Official website

На других языках

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[de] Bělá pod Pradědem

Bělá pod Pradědem (deutsch Waldenburg) ist eine Gemeinde in Tschechien. Sie liegt südlich von Jeseník im Altvatergebirge.

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- [en] Bělá pod Pradědem

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