Velká Kraš

Velká Kraš (German: Groß Krosse) is a municipality and village in Jeseník District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants.

Velká Kraš
Municipality
Church of Saint Mary
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Velká Kraš
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°21′47″N 17°8′47″E
Country Czech Republic
RegionOlomouc
DistrictJeseník
First mentioned1291
Area
 • Total21.50 km2 (8.30 sq mi)
Elevation
252 m (827 ft)
Population
 (2020-01-01[1])
 • Total721
 • Density34/km2 (87/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
790 58
Websitewww.velkakras.cz

Velká Kraš lies approximately 15 kilometres (9 mi) north of Jeseník, 86 km (53 mi) north of Olomouc, and 197 km (122 mi) east of Prague.

History

During the German occupation (World War II), the occupiers operated two forced labour subcamps of the Stalag VIII-B/344 prisoner-of-war camp in the village.[2] Four POWs attempted to escape from one of the subcamps and were killed by the Germans, and then buried in nearby Vidnava.[2]

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

Velká Kraš 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. "Partner und Freunde". neuburg-donau.de (in German). Neuburg an der Donau. Retrieved 2020-09-18.



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