Razová (German: Raase) is a municipality and village in Bruntál District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants. It lies on the shore of Slezská Harta Reservoir.
Razová | |
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Municipality | |
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![]() ![]() Razová Location in the Czech Republic | |
Coordinates: 49°55′53″N 17°31′55″E | |
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Region | Moravian-Silesian |
District | Bruntál |
First mentioned | 1288 |
Area | |
• Total | 31.93 km2 (12.33 sq mi) |
Elevation | 555 m (1,821 ft) |
Population (2022-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 529 |
• Density | 17/km2 (43/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 792 01 |
Website | www |
The first written mention of Razová is from 1288.[2]
Until 1918, Raase was part of the Austrian monarchy (Austria side after the compromise of 1867), in the Freundenthal (Bruntál) district, one of the 8 Bezirkshauptmannschaften in Austrian Silesia.[3]
The municipality had 1,839 inhabitants according to the Austrian census of 1910, German-speaking were 1,830 of them. Most populous religious group were Roman Catholics with 1,829 (99.5%).[4]
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