The village of Luhy is an administrative part of Horní Benešov.
Geographyedit
Horní Benešov is located about 10 kilometres (6 mi) east of Bruntál and 20 km (12 mi) west of Opava. It lies in the Nízký Jeseník range. The highest point is at 619 m (2,031 ft) above sea level.
Historyedit
The first written mention of Horní Benešov is from 1226, when it was a mining settlement. The silver mines were one of the oldest in Czech lands. The town of Benešov was founded on the site of the settlement in 1253, and the town rights were confirmed in 1271 by King Ottokar II.[2]
The town was destroyed by a Hungarian invasion in 1474 and then during the Thirty Years' War. The mining was in decline since 17th century. During the 19th and 20th centuries, economic development of Benešov was driven mostly by textile industry.[2]
According to the Austrian administration census of 1910 the town had 3,826 inhabitants, 3,800 (99.9%) were German-speaking. Most populous religious groups were Roman Catholics with 3,766 (98.4%), followed by Protestants with 30 (0.8%) and the Jews with 25 (0.6%).[3]
Before World War I, the town was part of the Austrian Silesia region. After World War I, the town was within the state of Czechoslovakia and in 1926 was given its present name. From 1938 to 1945 Horní Benešov was annexed by Nazi Germany and administered as a part of Reichsgau Sudetenland. After the war, the German population was expelled.
In 1902–1914 and in 1951–1992, baryte was mined here.[2]
The Church of Saint Catherine was built in the Neoclassical style in 1719. It has preserved elements from the original building from the 16th century.[6]
^ abc"Historie města" (in Czech). Město Horní Benešov. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
^Ludwig Patryn (ed): Die Ergebnisse der Volkszählung vom 31. Dezember 1910 in Schlesien, Troppau 1912.
^"Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Bruntál" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 21 December 2015. pp. 3–4.
^"Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 27 March 2021.
^"Kostel sv. Kateřiny" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
^"Partnerská spolupráce" (in Czech). Město Horní Benešov. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
External linksedit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Horní Benešov.
Official website
January 01, 1970
horní, benešov, czech, pronunciation, ˈɦorɲiː, ˈbɛnɛʃof, until, 1926, benešov, german, bennisch, town, bruntál, district, moravian, silesian, region, czech, republic, about, inhabitants, long, mining, tradition, townmírové, squareflagcoat, armslocation, czech,. Horni Benesov Czech pronunciation ˈɦorɲiː ˈbɛnɛʃof until 1926 Benesov German Bennisch is a town in Bruntal District in the Moravian Silesian Region of the Czech Republic It has about 2 300 inhabitants Horni Benesov has a long mining tradition Horni BenesovTownMirove SquareFlagCoat of armsHorni BenesovLocation in the Czech RepublicCoordinates 49 58 0 N 17 36 10 E 49 96667 N 17 60278 E 49 96667 17 60278Country Czech RepublicRegionMoravian SilesianDistrictBruntalFirst mentioned1226Government MayorPavel KonigArea Total20 40 km2 7 88 sq mi Elevation568 m 1 864 ft Population 2023 01 01 1 Total2 253 Density110 km2 290 sq mi Time zoneUTC 1 CET Summer DST UTC 2 CEST Postal code793 12Websitewww wbr hbenesov wbr cz Contents 1 Administrative parts 2 Geography 3 History 4 Demographics 5 Sights 6 Twin towns sister cities 7 References 8 External linksAdministrative parts edit nbsp Luhy village The village of Luhy is an administrative part of Horni Benesov Geography editHorni Benesov is located about 10 kilometres 6 mi east of Bruntal and 20 km 12 mi west of Opava It lies in the Nizky Jesenik range The highest point is at 619 m 2 031 ft above sea level History editThe first written mention of Horni Benesov is from 1226 when it was a mining settlement The silver mines were one of the oldest in Czech lands The town of Benesov was founded on the site of the settlement in 1253 and the town rights were confirmed in 1271 by King Ottokar II 2 The town was destroyed by a Hungarian invasion in 1474 and then during the Thirty Years War The mining was in decline since 17th century During the 19th and 20th centuries economic development of Benesov was driven mostly by textile industry 2 According to the Austrian administration census of 1910 the town had 3 826 inhabitants 3 800 99 9 were German speaking Most populous religious groups were Roman Catholics with 3 766 98 4 followed by Protestants with 30 0 8 and the Jews with 25 0 6 3 Before World War I the town was part of the Austrian Silesia region After World War I the town was within the state of Czechoslovakia and in 1926 was given its present name From 1938 to 1945 Horni Benesov was annexed by Nazi Germany and administered as a part of Reichsgau Sudetenland After the war the German population was expelled In 1902 1914 and in 1951 1992 baryte was mined here 2 Demographics editHistorical populationYearPop 18694 256 18804 200 1 3 18904 442 5 8 19004 367 1 7 19103 826 12 4 YearPop 19213 376 11 8 19303 409 1 0 19501 727 49 3 19612 199 27 3 19702 499 13 6 YearPop 19802 631 5 3 19912 602 1 1 20012 483 4 6 20112 299 7 4 20212 176 5 4 Source Censuses 4 5 Sights edit nbsp Church of Saint Catherine The Church of Saint Catherine was built in the Neoclassical style in 1719 It has preserved elements from the original building from the 16th century 6 Twin towns sister cities editSee also List of twin towns and sister cities in the Czech Republic Horni Benesov is twinned with 7 nbsp Pszow PolandReferences edit Population of Municipalities 1 January 2023 Czech Statistical Office 23 May 2023 a b c Historie mesta in Czech Mesto Horni Benesov Retrieved 15 March 2022 Ludwig Patryn ed Die Ergebnisse der Volkszahlung vom 31 Dezember 1910 in Schlesien Troppau 1912 Historicky lexikon obci Ceske republiky 1869 2011 Okres Bruntal in Czech Czech Statistical Office 21 December 2015 pp 3 4 Population Census 2021 Population by sex Public Database Czech Statistical Office 27 March 2021 Kostel sv Kateriny in Czech National Heritage Institute Retrieved 15 March 2022 Partnerska spoluprace in Czech Mesto Horni Benesov Retrieved 15 March 2022 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Horni Benesov Official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Horni Benesov amp oldid 1156761387, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
