Moravian enclaves in Silesia
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Moravian enclaves in Silesia were parts of Moravia
, but from 1783 until 1928 they were governed by Silesian
authorities according to Moravian legislation. They ceased to exist on December 1st 1928 (the day of creation of the province Moravia and Silesia). In fact most of them were exclaves of Moravia, but in one case its foreland.
Cadastral areas Butovice (27) (part of municipality Studénka
) and Nové Vrbno (28) (part of municipality Větřkovice) weren't parts of Moravian enclaves in Silesia but integral part of Moravia.
Moravia
Moravia is a historical region in Central Europe in the east of the Czech Republic, and one of the former Czech lands, together with Bohemia and Silesia. It takes its name from the Morava River which rises in the northwest of the region...
, but from 1783 until 1928 they were governed by Silesian
Czech Silesia
Czech Silesia is an unofficial name of one of the three Czech lands and a section of the Silesian historical region. It is located in the north-east of the Czech Republic, predominantly in the Moravian-Silesian Region, with a section in the northern Olomouc Region...
authorities according to Moravian legislation. They ceased to exist on December 1st 1928 (the day of creation of the province Moravia and Silesia). In fact most of them were exclaves of Moravia, but in one case its foreland.
Territories of enclaves
- 1) municipality BohušovBohušovBohušov is a village and municipality in Bruntál District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. Bohušov municipality is located in the western part of Osoblažsko region on the Osoblaha narrow gauge railway and is currently home to 440 inhabitants...
, (2) municipality Dívčí HradDívčí HradDívčí Hrad is a village and municipality in Bruntál District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic.Dívčí Hrad village lies on the river Osoblaha in the northern part of Osoblažsko region, just a few hundred metres to the north from the narrow gauge railway...
, (3) municipality HlinkaHlinka (Bruntál District)Hlinka is a village and municipality in Bruntál District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic.Hlinka village lies in the northern part of Osoblažsko region aside from the main roads. It was founded in 1267 in connection with the German colonization of the region...
, (4) municipality JanovJanov (Bruntál District)Janov is one of the smallest towns in the Czech Republic and is situated in the western part of the Microregion Osoblažsko in the Petrovický stream valley, where the landscape steeply rises up to the ridges of Hrubý Jeseník...
, (5) municipality JindřichovJindřichov (Bruntál District)Jindřichov is a village and municipality in Bruntál District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. Jindřichov municipality is situated in the western part of the Osoblažsko Microregion in the Petrovický stream valley which stretches along the village and creates its centre line...
, (6) municipality LiptaňLiptaňLiptaň is a village and municipality in Bruntál District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. Liptaň municipality lies in the centre of Osoblažsko region by the narrow-gauge railway...
, (7) municipality OsoblahaOsoblahaOsoblaha ; ) is a village in the Bruntál District of Czech Silesia in the Czech Republic in Osoblaha Hook. The village is named after the river of the same name....
, (8) municipality PetrovicePetrovice (Bruntál District)Petrovice is a village and municipality in Bruntál District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic.- Natives :* Josef Pfitzner - Sudeten German historian, writer and Nazi politician...
, (9) almost all of municipality RusínRusínRusín is a village and municipality in Bruntál District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. -References:...
, (10) almost all of municipality Slezské PavloviceSlezské PavloviceSlezské Pavlovice is a village and municipality in Bruntál District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. -References:...
, (11) municipality Slezské RudolticeSlezské RudolticeSlezské Rudoltice is a village in Bruntál District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic. It has a population of 639 .There is a château located in the village. The village lies on narrow gauge railway line Třemešná ve Slezsku - Osoblaha....
, (12) municipality VysokáVysoká (Bruntál District)Vysoká is a village and municipality in Bruntál District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. -References:...
; cadastral areas: (13) Piskořov (part of municipality Město AlbrechticeMesto AlbrechticeMěsto Albrechtice is a town in the Czech Republic.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 were German-speaking. Jews were not allowed to declare Yiddish, most of them...
) and (14) Třemešná (part of municipality TřemešnáTřemešnáTřemešná is a village and municipality in Bruntál District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. -References:...
).
- (15) municipality Lhotka u Litultovic, (16) almost all of municipality LitultoviceLitultoviceLitultovice is a market town situated in the Czech Republic, Moravian-Silesian Region, 12 km south-east from Opava and has a population of 762. With an area of 1,035 ha Litultovice is one of the smallest municipalities in east Opava region....
(without its settlement Choltice), (17) municipality Dolní Životice, (18) municipality Mikolajice, (19) municipality Uhlířov, (20) municipality Slavkov; cadastral areas: (21) Deštné (part of municipality Jakartovice), (22) Jaktař (part of municipality OpavaOpavaOpava is a city in the northern Czech Republic on the river Opava, located to the north-west of Ostrava. The historical capital of Czech Silesia, Opava is now in the Moravian-Silesian Region and has a population of 59,843 as of January 1, 2005....
), (23) Štáblovice (part of municipality ŠtábloviceŠtábloviceŠtáblovice is a village in the Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic. It is a home village for approx. 650 inhabitants.The main dominating feature is seen in the castle from the 16th century that was built firstly in the Renaissance style and in the 17th century rebuilt and enriched with the...
).
- (24) almost all of cadastral area Vlaštovičky (part of municipality OpavaOpavaOpava is a city in the northern Czech Republic on the river Opava, located to the north-west of Ostrava. The historical capital of Czech Silesia, Opava is now in the Moravian-Silesian Region and has a population of 59,843 as of January 1, 2005....
).
- (25) municipality Slatina including its former settlements Ohrada (part of municipality BílovecBilovecBílovec is a town in the Moravian-Silesian Region, near Nový Jičín. It is situated on the slopes of the Nízký Jeseník mountains and on the banks of the Bílovka River....
) and Karlovice (part of municipality TísekTísekTísek is a village situated in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. On the 3rd of July 2006 it had a population of 927. It covers an area of 8 km².Tísek and Karlovice are administrative parts of Tísek.-External links:*...
).
- (26) almost all of cadastral area Suché Lazce (part of municipality Opava), but without its settlement Přerovec, but including its former settlement Kravařov (part of municipality Opava).
Cadastral areas Butovice (27) (part of municipality Studénka
Studénka
Studénka is a town of 10,210 residents in Nový Jičín District of the Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic. It is on the mainline railway between Kraków and Prague, and was the scene of the Studénka train disaster in August 2008. The town is situated on both sides of the historical border...
) and Nové Vrbno (28) (part of municipality Větřkovice) weren't parts of Moravian enclaves in Silesia but integral part of Moravia.