Stará Ves nad Ondřejnicí (German: Bruneswerde) is a municipality in Ostrava-City District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,900 inhabitants.
Stará Ves nad Ondřejnicí | |
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Municipality | |
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![]() ![]() Stará Ves nad Ondřejnicí Location in the Czech Republic | |
Coordinates: 49°46′12″N 18°18′37″E | |
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Region | Moravian-Silesian |
District | Ostrava-City |
First mentioned | 1267 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Ondřej Sedlář |
Area | |
• Total | 18.83 km2 (7.27 sq mi) |
Elevation | 240 m (790 ft) |
Population (2022-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 2,855 |
• Density | 150/km2 (390/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 739 23 |
Website | www |
The municipality is made up of villages of Stará Ves and Košatka.
The first written mention of Stará Ves is from 1267 in the will of bishop Bruno von Schauenburg.[2]
The landmark of Stará Ves nad Ondřejnicí is a Renaissance castle built in 1565–1570. It is a two-storey castle with a square floor plan, with a small inner courtyard decorated with open arcades and a tower. The castle is decorated by figural sgraffiti.[3]
The Church of Saint John the Baptist was built in 1587–1589 and is the second most valuable building in the municipality. Near the church is a Baroque rectory.[4]
Stará Ves nad Ondřejnicí is twinned with:[5]
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