Bělá pod Pradědem

Bělá pod Pradědem
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Bělá pod Pradědem
Coordinates: 50°10′2″N 17°11′27″E / 50.16722°N 17.19083°ECoordinates: 50°10′2″N 17°11′27″E / 50.16722°N 17.19083°E
Country  Czech Republic
Region Olomouc
District Jeseník
Area
  Total 92.12 km2 (35.57 sq mi)
Elevation 474 m (1,555 ft)
Population (2012)
  Total 1,826
  Density 20/km2 (51/sq mi)
Postal code 787 01 až 790 85
Website http://www.bela.cz

Bělá pod Pradědem (German: Waldenburg) is a village and municipality (obec) in Jeseník District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic.

The municipality covers an area of 92.12 square kilometres (35.57 sq mi), and has a population of 1,808 (as at 31 December 2007).

Bělá pod Pradědem is approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) south of Jeseník, 64 km (40 mi) north of Olomouc, and 198 km (123 mi) east of Prague. It lies just near the Praděd mountain.

1939 Air Accident

On October 9, 1939 Luftwaffe military Junkers F.13 (designation R 37/2) on its way from Oppeln in Prussia to Olomouc crashed into the forest above Bělá pod Pradědem. All 8 crew and passengers died in the accident and were buried at the local cemetery in Ober-Thomasdorf, which is now part of Bělá.

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