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Vidnava
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Vidnava
Total population
1,424
Demographic figures from Czech Statistical Office. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
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Overview
Vidnava is a town in Jeseník District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,200 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument zone.
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History
The first written mention of Vidnava is from 1291. At the end of the 14th century, the area was colonised by Germans. The town prospered until the Hussite Wars, during which in 1428 it was conquered and burned. Vidnava did not recover until the early 16th century, when there was a boom in crafts. The town was again destroyed by a large fire in 1574, and then during the Thirty Years' War, when it was conquered by the Swedish army several times. and the E214 and E780 forced labour subcamps of the Stalag VIII-B/344 POW camp in Vidnava. Four POWs who were killed by the Germans during escape attempts were buried at the Catholic cemetery in Vidnava. For many prisoners of war, Vidnava was a stopping place on The March during the final months of World War II in Europe. A memorial dedicated to 19 victims of The March is on the local cemetery.
Geography
Vidnava is located about north of Jeseník and north of Olomouc, on the border with Poland. It lies in the Vidnava Lowland, on the right bank of the Vidnávka River. The highest point is at above sea level. In the northern part of the municipal territory is the Vidnavské mokřiny Nature Reserve. It has an area of . The reason for the protection are peat and wetland meadows with endangered communities of Carex rostrata and Carex lasiocarpa, and other endangered plants and animals, especially the dusky large blue.
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Nearby places in Olomouc
- Velká Kraš1.9 mi away · pop. 907
- Horní Heřmanice3.1 mi away · pop. 55
- Stará Červená Voda3.1 mi away · pop. 411
- Nová Červená Voda4.2 mi away · pop. 243
- Tomíkovice4.5 mi away · pop. 246
- Bernartice4.9 mi away · pop. 797
- Buková5 mi away · pop. 59
- Žulová5.8 mi away · pop. 1,124
- Supíkovice6 mi away · pop. 671
- Vlčice6.5 mi away · pop. 373
- Dolní Fořt6.6 mi away · pop. 57
- Uhelná7 mi away · pop. 400
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Official Identifiers
ČSÚ — Czech Statistical Office
- RÚIAN code
- CZ541303
- Population (Wikidata)
- 1,190
- Wikidata
- Q1025162
RÚIAN obec ID via Wikidata P782
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikidata
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image
- • ČSÚ — Czech Statistical Office — RÚIAN obec ID via Wikidata P782