Město Albrechtice

Město Albrechtice (German: Olbersdorf) is a town in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It is the largest municipality in the Osoblažsko microregion and also the entrance gateway to it. It has a population of around 3,500 inhabitants.

Město Albrechtice
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Město Albrechtice
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°9′47″N 17°34′30″E
Country Czech Republic
RegionMoravian-Silesian
DistrictBruntál
First mentioned1377
Government
 • MayorJana Murová (ANO)
Area
 • Total65.27 km2 (25.20 sq mi)
Elevation
350 m (1,150 ft)
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total3,499
 • Density54/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
793 73 - 793 95
Websitewww.mesto-albrechtice.cz

History

According to the Austrian census of 1910 the town had 2,438 inhabitants, 2,345 of whom had permanent residence there. Census asked people for their native language, 2,345 (100%) were German-speaking. Jews were not allowed to declare Yiddish, most of them thus declared the German language as their native. Most populous religious groups were Roman Catholics with 2,255 (92.5%), followed by Protestants with 161 (6.6%).[2]

Sights

Town square

Město Albrechtice town is represented mainly by the local square dominated by the baroque Church of Virgin Mary, the Column of St. Anna from 1719 and the empire house No.21 with well-preserved renaissance interior (cross vault) from the second half of the 16th century.

Linhartovy Château

The most important monument of the town lies in the local part of Linhartovy, a château Linhartovský zámek built in the 16th century, converting the former fortress into a renaissance mansion. The new owner – Sedlnický family from Choltice rebuilt the château to its present baroque appearance. In the 19th century the château park was converted into a nature landscape park. During the World War II the château was burned down and reconstructed to a medical supplies warehouse. Since 2001 the château has become the town property and it has been progressively repaired and opened to public. After many years the château has become a cultural and historical centre of the town once again.

Burkvíz Castle

Another historical monument is the Burkvíz Castle ruins on the top of the Strážnice Hill over the Burkvíz village where visitors can see remains of the well, mounds and walls.

Folk architecture

There are numerous folk architecture monuments in the town, i.e. in Piskořov, which creates the Village Protection Zone referring to the valuable folk architecture of so-called Osoblaha type houses. In Biskupice it is located the atypical field baroque chapel from the 18th century. In Česká Ves there is the last relict of the German evangelic region settlement – a local evangelic cemetery which is completely different from other cemeteries in Osoblažsko region. In the local settlement called Hynčice on the river Opavice you can see many cottages from the 18th and 19th century and also the rectory of the late baroque Church of St. Nicholas with a chapel and a gate.

Eldorádo

The Eldorádo park at the end of Hynčice is the first "dinopark" in the Czech Republic. It is the collection of concrete prehistoric life-size dinosaurs, sculptures, fairy-tale creatures and animals.

Sport

The town is equipped by a swimming pool.

Administrative parts

Notable people
  • Gottfried Rieger (1764–1855), Bohemian kapellmeister
  • Leopold von Sedlnitzky (1787–1871), German bishop
  • Emil Polke (1858–1930), Austro-Hungarian politician
  • Leo Schubert (1885–1968), Czechoslovak Nazi politician
  • František Gel (1901–1972), journalist
  • Miloslav Gajdoš (born 1948), musician
  • Tomáš Tuhý (born 1972), police chief of the Czech Republic
  • Loukas Vyntra (born 1981), footballer

Twin towns – sister cities
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in the Czech Republic

Město Albrechtice is twinned with:[3]

See also

References
  1. "Population of municipalities of the Czech Republic". Czech Statistical Office. 1 January 2020.
  2. Ludwig Patryn (ed): Die Ergebnisse der Volkszählung vom 31. Dezember 1910 in Schlesien, Troppau 1912.
  3. "Partnerská města" (in Czech). Město Město Albrechtice. Retrieved 2019-08-24.
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