Hlučín Region
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Hlučín Area (Hlučínsko in Czech, Hultschiner Ländchen in German) is an area of Czech Silesia in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. Its area is 316 km². The most important city is Hlučín.
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[edit] History
- Archaeological finds suggest that the area is inhabited since 4500 - 2500 BCE.
- Medieval bishoprics in both Olomouc and Vratislavia (Breslau) were trying to control it, finally Olomouc won the dispute.
- In 1742, after 1st Silesian War it became part of Prussia (until then it belonged as part of Moravia to the Habsburg Monarchy). Differencies in culture, traditions and economical development to the rest of Moravia grew up during the time, mainly caused by Germanization.
- After World War I the area became place of international dispute as it was inhabited by a large minority of Czech speaking people (Moravci, see population map). On February 4, 1920 the area was handed over to Czechoslovakia, as part of Treaty of Versailles though its people felt more as Upper Silesians and, mostly, Imperial Germans (no referendum was held).
- Minor border corrections followed in next few years.
- In October 1938 it was annexed by Nazi Germany as a part of areas lost by Czechoslovakia in accordance with the Munich agreement. However, as distinct from other lost Czechoslovakian domains, it was not attached to Sudetengau (administrative region covering Sudetenland) but to Prussia (Upper Silesia).
- After the Second World War Hlučínsko as like the rest of Sudetenland returned to Czechoslovakia. The German part of the population was violently expelled or murdered.
- In 1993 Hlučínsko became part of independent Czech Republic.
[edit] Municipalities
Cities are bolded.
Bělá - Bohuslavice - Bolatice - Darkovice - Dolní Benešov - Hať - Hlučín - Hněvošice - Chlebičov - Chuchelná - Kobeřice - Kozmice - Kravaře - Ludgeřovice - Markvartovice - Oldřišov - Píšť - Rohov - Služovice - Strahovice - Sudice - Šilheřovice - Štěpánkovice - Třebom - Velké Hoštice - Vřesina - Závada
The municipalities cooperate in micro-region Sdružení obcí Hlučínska since 1992.
[edit] Attractions
Hlučínsko lies between Beskydy Mountains (east) and Jeseníky Mountains (west). Opava River flows through Hlučínsko. The area attracts tourists, especially for its cycle trails. There are many historical buildings, unique architecture and folk customs.
Main attractions are:
- natural reservation Dařanec near Vřesina
- castles in Hlučín, Kravaře, Šilheřovice, Dolní Benešov, Velké Hoštice, Chuchelná and Oldřišov
- open-air-museums in Bolatice and Kobeřice
- museum of fortifications in Hlučín
- church buildings in Ludgeřovice, Hněvošice, pilgrimage place in Píšť
- Hlučín lake and other places for swimming
[edit] See also
[edit] Literature
- Ludmila Hořká: Národopisné paběrky z Hlučínska, (1948)
