Město Albrechtice

Coordinates: 50°9′47″N 17°34′30″E / 50.16306°N 17.57500°E / 50.16306; 17.57500
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Město Albrechtice
Town
Town square
Town square
UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
793 95
Websitewww.mesto-albrechtice.cz

Město Albrechtice (German: Olbersdorf) is a town in Bruntál District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,400 inhabitants. It is the largest municipality in the Osoblažsko microregion.

Administrative parts

Town hall on the town square

Villages of Burkvíz, Česká Ves, Dlouhá Voda, Hynčice, Linhartovy, Opavice, Piskořov, Valštejn and Žáry are administrative parts of Město Albrechtice.

Geography

Město Albrechtice is located about 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of Bruntál and 58 km (36 mi) northwest of Ostrava. It lies in the Zlatohorská Highlands and is the gateway to the Osoblažsko microregion. The highest point is the mountain Kutný vrch at 869 m (2,851 ft) above sea level.

History

The first written mention of Albrechtice is from 1377, in the deed of division of Duchy of Troppau and Duchy of Krnov. In 1474, the local fort was conquered and destroyed by the army of Matthias Corvinus. In 1492, during the rule of the Makrot family (1492–1503), Albrechtice was promoted to a town by King Vladislaus II.[2]

In 1503, the estate was acquired by the Sup of Fulštejn family. From 1623 to 1773, it was owned by the

Jesuits. Then Albrechtice was taken by the royal chamber and in 1776 it became a municipal town with its own self-government. The town was looted and badly damaged by Prussian army in 1779, during the War of the Bavarian Succession.[2]

According to the

Protestants with 161 (6.6%).[3]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
18696,335—    
18806,371+0.6%
18906,230−2.2%
19005,404−13.3%
19105,219−3.4%
YearPop.±%
19215,125−1.8%
19305,268+2.8%
19503,344−36.5%
19613,497+4.6%
19703,237−7.4%
YearPop.±%
19803,407+5.3%
19913,580+5.1%
20013,626+1.3%
20113,459−4.6%
20213,387−2.1%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

Transport

Město Albrechtice lies on the railway line heading from Krnov to Jeseník.

Sport

The town is equipped by an outdoor swimming pool.[6]

Sights

Church of the Visitation of Our Lady
Linhartovy Castle

The landmark of the town square and the whole town is the Church of the Visitation of Our Lady. It was built in the late Baroque style in 1747–1752 and replaced an older church from 1610, which was destroyed by the fire in 1746.[7] Other sights on the town square include the Column of St. Anne from 1719 and the Empire style house No. 21 with well-preserved renaissance interior (cross vault) from the second half of the 16th century.[8]

The most important monument is the Linhartovy Castle in the eponymous village. It was built at the end of 16th century, converting the former fortress from the 14th century into a Renaissance mansion. The new owner, the Sedlnický of Choltice family, had rebuilt the castle to its present Baroque appearance in 1702, and a French-style park was founded. In the 19th century the park was converted into a nature landscape park. During the World War II the castle was damaged by a fire and in the following decades fell into disrepair. Today the castle is the town property, it is repaired and is open to public.[9]

There are numerous folk architecture monuments in the town. The preserved folk architecture in Piskořov is protected by law as a village monument zone.[10] In Hynčice there are many cottages from the 18th and 19th century and the church complex formed by the late Baroque Church of St. Nicholas from 1782, rectory, a chapel and a gate.[8]

On the Hraniční vrch Hill at 536 metres (1,759 ft) by the Czech-Polish border there is a unique double observation tower. It was created in 2011 by connecting two unused antenna towers.[11]

In Hynčice is located a private gallery of sculptures of life-size dinosaurs, sculptures, fairy-tale creatures and animals, called Eldorádo. It was established in the 1950s and is sometimes called as the first "dinopark" in the Czech Republic.[12]

Notable people

Twin towns – sister cities

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

Město Albrechtice is twinned with:[13]

References

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
  2. ^ a b "Historie města" (in Czech). Město Město Albrechtice. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
  3. ^ Ludwig Patryn (ed): Die Ergebnisse der Volkszählung vom 31. Dezember 1910 in Schlesien, Troppau 1912.
  4. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Bruntál" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 7–8.
  5. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  6. ^ "Koupaliště Město Albrechtice" (in Czech). Město Město Albrechtice. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
  7. ^ "Historie kostela" (in Czech). Město Město Albrechtice. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
  8. ^ a b "Návštěvník" (in Czech). Město Město Albrechtice. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
  9. ^ "Historie a současnost zámku Linhartovy" (in Czech). Zámek Linhartovy. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
  10. ^ "Piskořov" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
  11. ^ "Dvojrozhledna Hraniční vrch ve Městě Albrechtice" (in Czech). CzechTourism. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
  12. ^ "Galerie soch Eldorádo v Hynčicích" (in Czech). CzechTourism. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
  13. ^ "Partnerská města" (in Czech). Město Město Albrechtice. Archived from the original on 2017-12-26. Retrieved 2019-08-24.

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