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Meziměstí (German: Halbstadt) is a town in Náchod District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,300 inhabitants.

Meziměstí
Town
Town centre with the town hall
Flag
Coat of arms
Meziměstí
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°37′29″N 16°14′32″E
Country Czech Republic
RegionHradec Králové
DistrictNáchod
First mentioned1408
Government
 • MayorPavel Hečko
Area
 • Total25.71 km2 (9.93 sq mi)
Elevation
432 m (1,417 ft)
Population
 (2022-01-01)[1]
 • Total2,334
 • Density91/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
549 81
Websitewww.mezimesti.cz

Administrative parts


Villages of Březová, Pomeznice, Ruprechtice, Starostín and Vižňov are administrative parts of Meziměstí. Březová forms an exclave of the municipal territory.


Geography


Meziměstí is located about 23 km (14 mi) northeast of Náchod and 16 km (10 mi) south of the Polish city of Wałbrzych. It borders Poland in the west and north. It lies in the Broumov Highlands, in the Broumovsko Protected Landscape Area. The highest point of Meziměstí and one of two highest mountains of the whole Broumov Highlands is the mountain Ruprechtický Špičák at 880.5 m (2,889 ft) above sea level. The Stěnava River flows through the town.


History


The first written mention of Meziměstí is from 1408, under the name Dolní Vižňov. From 1434, it was called by its German name Halbstadt. In 1499, it became a property of Benedictine Broumov Monastery. The abbots of the monastery set up a summer residence here.[2]

In the late 19th century, Meziměstí was industrialized. In 1918, it received its Czech name.[2]

During the German occupation of Czechoslovakia in 1944–1945, the Germans operated a subcamp of the Gross-Rosen concentration camp, whose prisoners were Jewish women from Poland and Hungary, transported from the Auschwitz concentration camp.[3]

After the World War II, the German population was expelled and replaced by Czech settlers. During the 1960s and 1970s, intensive housing construction took place here. In 1992, Meziměstí received the town status.[2]


Transport


There are six border crossings with Poland in the territory. In addition to four pedestrian crossings, there is the road crossing Starostín / Golińsk and the railway crossing Meziměstí / Mieroszów.


Sights


Meziměstí Castle
Meziměstí Castle

A valuable Baroque building is the Meziměstí Castle. It was built according to the plans of the architect Kilian Ignaz Dientzenhofer in 1750. Today the building is privately owned.[4]

The Church of Saint Anne in Vižňov was built in 1724–1728. The Church of Saint James the Great in Ruprechtice dates from 1723 and was probably also designed by K. I. Dientzenhofer.[5]


References


  1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2022". Czech Statistical Office. 29 April 2022.
  2. "Historie města" (in Czech). Město Meziměstí. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  3. "Subcamps of KL Gross- Rosen". Gross-Rosen Museum in Rogoźnica. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  4. "Zámek" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  5. "Památky" (in Czech). Město Meziměstí. Retrieved 1 November 2022.


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На других языках

[de] Meziměstí

Meziměstí (deutsch Halbstadt) ist eine Stadt im Okres Náchod in Tschechien. Sie liegt acht Kilometer nordwestlich von Broumov im Tal der Steine (Stěnava) zwischen dem Falkengebirge und dem Waldenburger Bergland an der Grenze zu Polen.
- [en] Meziměstí


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