Dolní Benešov
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 Dolní Benešov over the Nezmar pond. | |||
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| Country | Czech Republic | ||
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| Region | Moravian-Silesian | ||
| District | Opava | ||
| Elevation | 231 m (758 ft) | ||
| Coordinates | 49°55′19″N 18°6′28″E / 49.92194°N 18.10778°E | ||
| Area | 14.8 km2 (5.7 sq mi) | ||
| Population | 4,203 (2012-01-01) | ||
| Density | 284 / km2 (736 / sq mi) | ||
| Mayor | Martin Štefek | ||
| Timezone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 747 22 | ||
   Location in the Czech Republic
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  Location in the Moravian-Silesian Region
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| Wikimedia Commons: Dolní Benešov | |||
| Website: www.dolnibenesov.cz | |||
Dolní Benešov (Czech pronunciation: [ˈdolɲiː ˈbɛnɛʃof]; German: Beneschau) is a small town in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It was first mentioned in a 1312 deed as an estate of the Benešovice noble family and received town privileges in 1493 by King Vladislaus II of Bohemia. In 1846 Salomon Mayer von Rothschild, who owned the ironworks in nearby Vítkovice, acquired Benešov Palace.
During the Second World War the village, then known as Beneschau, was the base for a working party (E444) of British and Commonwealth prisoners of war, under the administration of Stalag VIIIB/344 at Łambinowice (then know as Lamsdorf) in Poland. In January 1945, as the Soviet armies resumed their offensive and advanced from the east, the prisoners 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.[1]
Today Dolní Benešov has about 4,300 inhabitants. It is a part of the Hlučín Region.
International relations
Twin towns — Sister cities
Dolní Benešov is twinned with:
External links
- (Czech) Official website
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