Bělotín

Bělotín (German: Bölten) is a municipality and village in Přerov District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,000 inhabitants.

Bělotín
Municipality
Church of Saint George
Flag
Coat of arms
Bělotín
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°35′28″N 17°48′24″E
Country Czech Republic
RegionOlomouc
DistrictPřerov
First mentioned1201
Area
 • Total33.38 km2 (12.89 sq mi)
Elevation
297 m (974 ft)
Population
 (2020-01-01[1])
 • Total1,838
 • Density55/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
753 64
Websitewww.belotin.cz

lies approximately 30 kilometres (19 mi) north-east of Přerov, 40 km (25 mi) east of Olomouc, and 249 km (155 mi) east of Prague.

History

The first written mention about Bělotín is from a document of Vladislaus III of Bohemia from 1201. It was part of the Bohemian (Czech) Crown. In 1469 it passed under Hungarian rule, and in 1490 it returned to Bohemia. Following World War I, from 1918, it formed part of Czechoslovakia.

During World War II, Bělotín was occupied by Germany, and it was the base for a detached Work Camp E540 (Arbeitskommando E540) for British and Commonwealth prisoners of war, under the administration of the Stalag VIII-B/344 prisoner-of-war camp at Łambinowice.[2] In January 1945, as the Soviet armies resumed their offensive and advanced from the east, the prisoners of the whole Stalag VIII-B/344 POW camp were marched westward in the so-called Long March or Death March. Many of them died from the bitter cold and exhaustion. The lucky ones got far enough to the west to be liberated by the allied armies after some four months of travelling on foot in appalling conditions.

Transport

There is a train station in the village.

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

Bělotín is twinned with:[3]

References
  1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2020". Czech Statistical Office. 2020-04-30.
  2. "Working Parties". Lamsdorf.com. Archived from the original on 29 October 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  3. "Main Page: Partneři". belotin.cz (in Czech). Obec Bělotín. Retrieved 2020-10-14.


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