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18-1327: Bruntál District is divided into three administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence : Bruntál, Krnov and Rýmařov. Towns are marked in bold : Andělská Hora – Bílčice – Bohušov – Brantice – Břidličná – Bruntál – Býkov-Láryšov – Čaková – Dětřichov nad Bystřicí – Dívčí Hrad – Dlouhá Stráň – Dolní Moravice – Dvorce – Heřmanovice – Hlinka – Holčovice – Horní Benešov – Horní Město – Horní Životice – Hošťálkovy – Janov – Jindřichov – Jiříkov – Karlova Studánka – Karlovice – Krasov – Křišťanovice – Krnov – Leskovec nad Moravicí – Lichnov – Liptaň – Lomnice – Ludvíkov – Malá Morávka – Malá Štáhle – Město Albrechtice – Mezina – Milotice nad Opavou – Moravskoslezský Kočov – Nová Pláň – Nové Heřminovy – Oborná – Osoblaha – Petrovice – Razová – Roudno – Rudná pod Pradědem – Rusín – Rýmařov – Ryžoviště – Široká Niva – Slezské Pavlovice – Slezské Rudoltice – Stará Ves – Staré Heřminovy – Staré Město – Světlá Hora – Svobodné Heřmanice – Třemešná – Tvrdkov – Úvalno – Václavov u Bruntálu – Valšov – Velká Štáhle – Vrbno pod Pradědem – Vysoká – Zátor Bruntál District borders Poland in

36-545: A special status, being considered a municipality and region at the same time and not being a part of any district, but ten districts of Prague ( obvody ) were in some ways equivalent to okres . A reform in effect since January 2003 replaced the districts with 205 Administrative Districts of Municipalities with Extended Competence (abbreviated AD MEC; správní obvody obcí s rozšířenou působností , abbreviated SO ORP ), also called third-level municipalities, or unofficially "little districts". These municipalities took over most of

54-675: Is a municipality and village in Bruntál District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic . It has about 1,000 inhabitants. The Czech name of the village came from Latin names of two local watercourses, Osoblaha and Planá, in Latin Ossa and Plavia . The German name "Hotzenplotz" was derived from German Holzen Platz (literally "wooden place") and has its origin in oak forests in

72-551: Is a municipality to which the state delegates part of its powers, but not to the extent that it delegates it to a municipality with extended competence. [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Osoblaha Osoblaha ( Czech pronunciation: [ˈosoblaɦa] ; German : Hotzenplotz , Polish : Osobłoga )

90-589: Is the Jewish cemetery, which is one of the most valuable in the Czech Republic. It was probably founded at the end of the 14th century and 313 tombstones have been preserved, the oldest of them dates from 1694. Other monuments are the Baroque cemetery Church of Saint Nicholas built in 1756–1766, and a tiny remnant of the medieval town walls. The narrow-gauge railway serves not only for transport but also as

108-696: The Opava , which originates here and flows through the centre of the district to the east, and the Moravice , which also originates here, flows through the southern part of the district, and later joins the Opava. An important tributary of the Opava in the district is the Opavice. The northern part of the district is drained by the Osoblaha . The Bystřice originates in the southern part of the district, but soon leaves

126-604: The Prudnik connects it near the Czech-Polish border. In the territory of Osoblaha lies the former village of Studnice, which was abandoned in 1971. The first written mention of Osoblaha is from 1233. The village gained town rights in 1251, which opened the way for its subsequent economic development. The Jewish population in Osoblaha was first documented in the 14th century. During the 19th century, Jews made up 30% of

144-613: The Reichsgau Sudetenland . Although Osoblaha was the first town in the Czech lands to be liberated, in March 1945, the bitter fighting caused the destruction of 90% of all buildings. The German population was expelled and the town became significantly depopulated. In 1960, the municipality lost its town status. Osoblaha is the final stop of the narrow-gauge Třemešná ve Slezsku–Osoblaha railway . The most important monument

162-663: The 2021 reform, borders of AD MECs respect borders of districts, with only exception granted by law being AD MEC of Turnov, which is partly in districts of Semily, Jablonec nad Nisou and Liberec. The reasons are the vastness of this territory and different requirements of the territory's population. Administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence are further divided into 393 Administrative Districts of Municipalities with Commissioned Local Authority (abbreviated AD CLA; správní obvody obcí s pověřeným obecním úřadem , abbreviated SO POÚ), also called "second-level municipalities"). A municipality with commissioned local authority

180-534: The Czech Republic#Municipalities with extended competence Districts of the Czech Republic are territorial units, formerly used as second-level administrative divisions of the Czech Republic . After their primary administrative function has been abolished in 2003, they still exist for the activities of specific authorities and as statistical units. Their administrative function was moved to selected municipalities. In 1960, Czechoslovakia

198-490: The administration of the former district authorities. The old districts still exist as territorial units and remain as seats of some of the offices, especially courts , police and archives . In 2007 the borders of the districts were slightly adjusted and 119 municipalities were moved into different districts. In 2021 another reform was made and 18 municipalities were moved between districts or between administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence. After

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216-587: The area. It served the German writer Otfried Preußler for naming his famous children's book character of " The Robber Hotzenplotz ". Osoblaha is located about 36 kilometres (22 mi) north of Bruntál and 46 km (29 mi) south of Opole . It lies in the Osoblažsko microregion on the border with Poland . It lies in the Opava Hilly Land . The Osoblaha River flows through the municipality and

234-477: The district is the river bed of the Osobloga in Osoblaha at 205 m (673 ft). From the total district area of 1,536.7 km (593.3 sq mi), agricultural land occupies 704.3 km (271.9 sq mi), forests occupy 706.3 km (272.7 sq mi), and water area occupies 21.0 km (8.1 sq mi). Forests cover 46.0% of the district's area. The most important rivers are

252-579: The district. Overall, the area is poor in bodies of water, but there is Slezská Harta Reservoir , one of the largest reservoirs in the country with an area of 8.7 km (3.4 sq mi). The western part of the territory is protected as the Jeseníky Protected Landscape Area. The largest employers with headquarters in Bruntál District and at least 500 employees are: There are no motorways passing through

270-588: The district. The most important roads are the I/11 from Opava to Šumperk and the I/45 from Bruntál to Krnov and the Czech-Polish border. The most important monuments in the district, protected as national cultural monuments , are: The best-preserved settlements, protected as monument reservations and monument zones , are: The most visited tourist destination is the Sovinec Castle . Districts of

288-609: The north. The terrain is mostly fragmented and hilly, and in the west it turns into mountains. The territory extends into four geomorphological mesoregions: Nízký Jeseník (most of the district), Hrubý Jeseník (west), Zlatohorská Highlands (north), and Opava Hilly Land (small parts in north and east). The highest point of the district and of the entire Moravian-Silesian Region is the mountain Praděd in Malá Morávka with an elevation of 1,491 m (4,892 ft). The lowest point of

306-462: The town's population. However, they left the town before World War II . According to the Austrian census of 1910, the town had 2,853 inhabitants, almost all of whom declared themselves to be German-speaking. The main religious groups were Roman Catholics with 2,779 (97.4%), followed by Jews with 58 (2%). From 1938 to 1945, Osoblaha was annexed by Nazi Germany and administered as a part of

324-469: Was re-divided into districts ( okres , plural okresy ) often without regard to traditional division and local relationships. In the area of the Czech Republic, there were 75 districts; the 76th Jeseník District was split from Šumperk District in 1996. Three consisted only of statutory cities Brno , Ostrava and Plzeň which gained the status of districts only in 1971; Ostrava and Plzeň districts were later expanded. The capital city of Prague has

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