Vidnava

Vidnava (German: Weidenau, Polish: Widnawa) is a town in Jeseník District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,300 inhabitants.

Vidnava
Town
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Vidnava
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°22′20″N 17°11′11″E
Country Czech Republic
RegionOlomouc
DistrictJeseník
First mentioned1291
Area
 • Total4.25 km2 (1.64 sq mi)
Elevation
239 m (784 ft)
Population
 (2020-01-01[1])
 • Total1,266
 • Density300/km2 (770/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
790 55
Websitewww.vidnava.cz

Vidnava lies approximately 16 kilometres (10 mi) north of Jeseník, 87 km (54 mi) north of Olomouc, and 200 km (124 mi) east of Prague.

History

During the German occupation (World War II), the occupiers operated the E780 forced labour subcamp of the Stalag VIII-B/344 prisoner-of-war camp in Vidnava, and the E214 subcamp of Stalag VIII-B/344 in Krasov (present-day settlement in the Vidnava municipality).[2] Four PoWs who were killed by the Germans during escape attempts were buried at the Catholic cemetery in Vidnava.[2] Vidnava was, for many prisoners of war, a stopping place on "The Long March" during the final months of the World War II in Europe. About 30,000 Allied PoWs were force-marched westward across German-occupied Poland, Czechoslovakia and Germany in appalling winter conditions, lasting about four months from January to April 1945.[3]

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

Vidnava is twinned with:[4]

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. http://www.lamsdorf.com/the-long-march.html
  4. "Partner und Freunde". neuburg-donau.de (in German). Neuburg an der Donau. Retrieved 2020-09-18.


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