Postoloprty
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Postoloprty (ˈpostolopr̩tɪ; ) is a town
in the Ústí nad Labem Region
of the Czech Republic
, situated about 7 km west of Louny
. It has around 5,000 inhabitants.
A monastery named Porta Apostolorum had been built in the 12th century, a name which developed into Postelberg, as the remaining settlement it was called by the local German-speaking population of Bohemia that was expelled
in 1945.
At the end of World War II
in May–June 1945 Czechs massacred about 800 local German civilians. It is the largest massacre of ethnic Germans by Czechs after World War II. 763 bodies were exhumed but the largest death toll estimates are placed around 2000-3000 massacred civilians.
The villages Březno, Dolejší Hůrky, Hradiště, Levonice, Malnice, Mradicem, Rvenice, Seletice, Seménkovice, Skupice, Strkovice and Vrbka are administrative parts of Postoloprty.
Town
A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size a settlement must be in order to be called a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many American "small towns" seem to British people to be no more than villages, while...
in the Ústí nad Labem Region
Ústí nad Labem Region
Ústí nad Labem Region is an administrative unit of the Czech Republic, located in the north-western part of its historical region of Bohemia...
of the Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
, situated about 7 km west of Louny
Louny
Louny is a town in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It is situated on the River Ohře.-History:The city was founded in the 12th century . The Church of St Peter stands on the site of the original fort...
. It has around 5,000 inhabitants.
A monastery named Porta Apostolorum had been built in the 12th century, a name which developed into Postelberg, as the remaining settlement it was called by the local German-speaking population of Bohemia that was expelled
Expulsion of Germans after World War II
The later stages of World War II, and the period after the end of that war, saw the forced migration of millions of German nationals and ethnic Germans from various European states and territories, mostly into the areas which would become post-war Germany and post-war Austria...
in 1945.
At the end of World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
in May–June 1945 Czechs massacred about 800 local German civilians. It is the largest massacre of ethnic Germans by Czechs after World War II. 763 bodies were exhumed but the largest death toll estimates are placed around 2000-3000 massacred civilians.
The villages Březno, Dolejší Hůrky, Hradiště, Levonice, Malnice, Mradicem, Rvenice, Seletice, Seménkovice, Skupice, Strkovice and Vrbka are administrative parts of Postoloprty.