Osoblaha ( Czech pronunciation: [ˈosoblaɦa] ; German : Hotzenplotz , Polish : Osobłoga ) is a municipality and village in Bruntál District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic . It has about 1,000 inhabitants.
12-524: 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 the area. It served the German writer Otfried Preußler for naming his famous children's book character of " The Robber Hotzenplotz ". Osoblaha
24-618: Is a nesting place for the common kingfisher . Petrovice (Brunt%C3%A1l District) Petrovice ( German : Petersdorf ) is a municipality and village in Bruntál District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic . It has about 100 inhabitants. The village is well preserved and is protected by law as a village monument zone . The name is derived from the personal name Petr . He
36-695: 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 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
48-694: 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 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
60-699: The Czech Republic and through the Opole Voivodeship in Poland. It is 65.5 km (40.7 mi) long. The origin of the name is unclear. The name is of pre-Slavic origin and there is a theory that name may be derived from the root as- , meaning 'dry'. The Osobłoga originates in the territory of Petrovice in the Zlatohorská Highlands at an elevation of 743 m (2,438 ft) and flows to Krapkowice , where it merges with
72-550: The Oder River at an elevation of 158 m (518 ft). It is 65.5 km (40.7 mi) long, of which 36.1 km (22.4 mi) is in the Czech Republic. Its drainage basin has an area of 921.1 km (355.6 sq mi), of which 758 km (293 sq mi) is in Poland and 163.1 km (63.0 sq mi) is in the Czech Republic. The longest tributaries of the Osobłoga are: The river flows through
84-472: The medieval town walls. The narrow-gauge railway serves not only for transport but also as a tourist attraction. Steam trains run on weekends during the tourist season. Osoblaha is twinned with: Osobloga The Osobłoga ( Czech : Osoblaha , German : Hotzenplotz ) is a river in the Czech Republic and Poland , a left tributary of the Oder . It flows through the Moravian-Silesian Region in
96-444: The municipal territories of Petrovice , Janov , Jindřichov , Vysoká , Dívčí Hrad , Bohušov and Osoblaha in the Czech Republic and through the territories of the gminas of Głogówek , Głubczyce , Strzeleczki and Krapkowice in Poland. There are no fishponds or reservoirs built on the Osobłoga. Among the protected animal species living in the Osobłoga are the common minnow , Alpine bullhead and brook lamprey . The river
108-516: The narrow-gauge Třemešná ve Slezsku–Osoblaha railway . The most important monument 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
120-534: The northern part, and the peaks of Kutný vrch (869 m (2,851 ft)) and Solná hora (868 m (2,848 ft)) on the southern municipal border. The built-up area is located in the valley of the Osoblaha River, which originates in the territory of Petrovice. The first written mention of Petrovice is from 1267. The village was founded by bishop Bruno von Schauenburg , probably between 1250 and 1252. There are no railways or major roads passing through
132-584: Was annexed by Nazi Germany and administered as a part of 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
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#1732780433980144-441: Was probably the leader of the colonizers who came here in the 13th century. Petrovice is located about 27 kilometres (17 mi) north of Bruntál and 70 km (43 mi) north of Ostrava . The municipality is located on the border with Poland in the Osoblažsko microregion. Petrovice lies in the Zlatohorská Highlands . The highest points are the slopes of Biskupská hora (at 872 m (2,861 ft) above sea level) in
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