Stará Červená Voda | |
|---|---|
 Church of Corpus Christi | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Stará Červená Voda Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°19′46″N 17°12′4″E / 50.32944°N 17.20111°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Olomouc |
| District | Jeseník |
| First mentioned | 1266 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 36.62 km2 (14.14 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 304 m (997 ft) |
| Population (2023-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 603 |
| • Density | 16/km2 (43/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 790 53 |
| Website | staracervenavoda |
Stará Červená Voda (German: Alt Rothwasser) is a municipality and village in Jeseník District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.
Administrative parts
The village of Nová Červená Voda is an administrative part of Stará Červená Voda.
Geography
Stará Červená Voda is located about 11 kilometres (7 mi) north of Jeseník and 81 km (50 mi) north of Olomouc, on the border with Poland. The northern part of the municipality with the built-up area lies in the Žulová Hilly Land. The southern forested part belongs to the Golden Mountains. The highest point is the Sokolí vrch mountain at 967 m (3,173 ft) above sea level.
History
The first written mention of Stará Červená Voda is in a deed from 1291, which described the situation in 1266.[2] It was then part of the Duchy of Nysa within fragmented Piast-ruled Poland. Later on, along with the Duchy of Nysa, it passed under Bohemian suzerainty, and following the duchy's dissolution in 1850, it was incorporated directly into Bohemia. Following World War I, from 1918, it formed part of Czechoslovakia.
From 1938 to 1945, the village was occupied by Germany. It was the base for a German-operated working party (E433) of British and Commonwealth prisoners of war, under the administration of the Stalag VIII-B/344 prisoner-of-war camp at Łambinowice.[3] In January 1945, as the Soviet armies resumed their offensive and advanced into German-occupied territories, the prisoners were marched by the Germans westward in the Long March. Many of them died, rest of them was liberated by the allied armies after some four months of travelling on foot.[4]
Transport
There is the road border crossing with Poland Stará Červená Voda / Jarnołtów.
Sights
The main landmark of Stará Červená Voda is the Church of Corpus Cristi. It has an early Gothic core, which makes it one of the oldest churches in the region. It was rebuilt in the Baroque style in 1755–1756. The presbytery is decorated by frescoes from around 1510.[5]
References
- ↑ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
- ↑ "Historie obce Stará Červená Voda" (in Czech). Obec Stará Červená Voda. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
- ↑ "Working Parties". Lamsdorf.com. Archived from the original on 29 October 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ↑ "Stalag VIIIB 344 Lamsdorf". Stalag VIIIB 344 Lamsdorf. Retrieved 2016-11-09.
- ↑ "Kostel Božího těla" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
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