Vrbno pod Pradědem
Town
Sv. Michala Square
Sv. Michala Square
Flag of Vrbno pod Pradědem
Flag
Coat of arms of Vrbno pod Pradědem
Coat of arms
Vrbno pod Pradědem is located in Czech Republic
Vrbno pod Pradědem
Vrbno pod Pradědem
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°7′15″N 17°23′0″E / 50.12083°N 17.38333°E / 50.12083; 17.38333
Country Czech Republic
RegionMoravian-Silesian
DistrictBruntál
First mentioned1310
Government
 • MayorPetr Kopínec (ANO)
Area
 • Total68.91 km2 (26.61 sq mi)
Elevation
545 m (1,788 ft)
Population
 (2023-01-01)[1]
 • Total4,798
 • Density70/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
793 26
Websitewww.vrbnopp.cz

Vrbno pod Pradědem (Czech pronunciation: [ˈvr̩bno ˈpotpraɟɛdɛm]; German: Würbenthal) is a town in Bruntál District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 4,800 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

Villages and hamlets of Bílý Potok, Mnichov, Vidly and Železná are administrative parts of Vrbno pod Pradědem.

Geography

Vrbno pod Pradědem is located about 15 kilometres (9 mi) northwest of Bruntál and 58 km (36 mi) north of Olomouc. It lies mostly in the Hrubý Jeseník mountain range. The slopes of Praděd, which is the highest mountain of the mountain range and is contained in the name of the town, are situated in the southwestern tip of the municipal territory. The highest point of Vrbno pod Pradědem is at 1,478 m (4,849 ft) above sea level. The Opava River and its tributary Střední Opava flow through the territory.

History

A park on the town square

The first settlement, which later became Vrbno pod Pradědem, was probably founded in the 13th century. The settlement grew thanks to gold and metal mining. It was part of the Bruntál estate. From 1473 or 1474, the estate was owned by the lords of Vrbno (today Wierzbna), after whom the settlement was named. In 1611, the settlement was promoted to a free mining town for its important location. Hynek of Vrbno had built the town square and houses for miners.[2]

After the Bohemian Revolt, the estate was confiscated from the lords of Vrbno and sold to the Teutonic Order. The Teutonic Knights owned Vrbno until 1938. During the Thirty Years' War in 1641, the town became the site of a military camp of the army of Lennart Torstensson. In the second half of the 17th century, the town was hit by the infamous Northern Moravia witch trials.[2]

Along with the Kingdom of Bohemia, from 1804 it was ruled by the Austrian Empire, and after the compromise of 1867 it was part of the Austrian portion of Austria-Hungary, administratively located in the Freudenthal (Bruntál District), one of the 8 Bezirkshauptmannschaften in Austrian Silesia.[3]

According to the census of 1910 the town had 3,614 inhabitants, all of them were German-speaking. Most populous religious groups were Roman Catholics with 3,293 (91.1%), followed by Protestants with 307 (8.5%).[4] Following World War I, since 1918, it was part of newly independent Czechoslovakia.

From 1938 to 1945, it was occupied by Germany and administered as part of the Reichsgau Sudetenland. During World War II, the Germans operated the E791 forced labour subcamp of the Stalag VIII-B/344 prisoner-of-war camp in the town.[5] The German-speaking population was expelled in 1945 in accordance to the Potsdam Agreement and Beneš decrees, and replaced by Czech settlers.

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
18695,188—    
18805,353+3.2%
18905,619+5.0%
19005,960+6.1%
19106,479+8.7%
YearPop.±%
19215,876−9.3%
19306,797+15.7%
19503,725−45.2%
19614,338+16.5%
19705,242+20.8%
YearPop.±%
19806,536+24.7%
19916,645+1.7%
20016,244−6.0%
20115,335−14.6%
20214,740−11.2%
Source: Censuses[6][7]

Economy

In Vrbno pod Pradědem, together with Prudnik, are headquarters of the Euroregion Praděd.[8]

Sights

Church of Saint Michael the Archangel

The landmark of the town square and the whole town is the Church of Saint Michael the Archangel. The first brick church was built here in 1635–1637, and after its capacity ceased to be sufficient, a new structure in the Empire style was built in 1837–1844.

Grohmann Chateau is a former aristocratic residence in the Baroque and Empire styles with a core from the 17th century, gradually expanded in 18th and 19th centuries. The chateau is located in a landscape park surrounded by a wall from the 19th century. Today it is privately owned.[2]

Notable people

Twin towns – sister cities

Vrbno pod Pradědem is twinned with:[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
  2. 1 2 3 "Historie" (in Czech). Město Vrbno pod Pradědem. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
  3. ↑ Die postalischen Abstempelungen auf den österreichischen Postwertzeichen-Ausgaben 1867, 1883 und 1890, Wilhelm Klein, 1967
  4. ↑ Ludwig Patryn (ed): Die Ergebnisse der Volkszählung vom 31. Dezember 1910 in Schlesien, Troppau 1912.
  5. ↑ "Working Parties". Lamsdorf.com. Archived from the original on 29 October 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  6. ↑ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Bruntál" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 13–14.
  7. ↑ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  8. ↑ "Kontakt". EUREGIO PL-CZ. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
  9. ↑ "Partnerské město" (in Czech). Město Vrbno pod Pradědem. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
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