Rýmařov

Rýmařov
Town
View of Rýmařov
Flag
Coat of arms
Country Czech Republic
Region Moravian-Silesian
District Bruntál
Commune Rýmařov
Elevation 555 m (1,821 ft)
Coordinates 49°56′N 17°16′E / 49.933°N 17.267°E / 49.933; 17.267Coordinates: 49°56′N 17°16′E / 49.933°N 17.267°E / 49.933; 17.267
Area 60.7 km2 (23.4 sq mi)
Population 9,038 (2006-07-03)
Density 149/km2 (386/sq mi)
Founded 1351
Mayor Petr Klouda
Timezone CET (UTC+1)
 - summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 792 01 - 795 01
Location in the Czech Republic
Location in the Moravian-Silesian Region
Wikimedia Commons: Rýmařov
Statistics: statnisprava.cz
Website: www.rymarov.cz

Rýmařov (Czech pronunciation: [ˈriːmar̝of]; German: Römerstadt) is a town in the Bruntál District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic. It has a population of 8,609 as of 1 January 2012 of whom 4,237 were men and 4,372 were women with a median age in the city that was 41.5 years (men 39.8 years, women 43.1 years).

History

Austrian KK 50 kreuzer stamp, cancelled RÖMERSTADT in 1891

Until 1918, RÖMERSTADT was part of the Austrian monarchy (Austria side after the compromise of 1867), head of the district of the same name, one of the 34 Bezirkshauptmannschaften in Moravia.[1] The post-office was opened in June 1850, succeeding to that of JANOWITZ.[2]

In December 1930, the town had 6,108 inhabitants.

In 1938, it was occupied by the Nazi army as one of the municipalities in Sudetenland.

On May 17, 1939, there were 5,859 inhabitants, and on May 22, 1947 there were 4,230 inhabitants. About 98% of the town's population were German-speaking. However, in execution of the Beneš decrees, the entire German population, with the exception of a few skilled workers, was forcibly deported to Germany and Austria in 1945. Today the town, renamed RÝMAŘOV, is overwhelmingly Czech-speaking.

Neighborhoods

The town includes the neighborhoods of:

Sights

Above the entrance there is a coat of arms from 1844, however by mistake it was incorrectly flipped, being that the "jumping wolf" should aim at the opposite direction. The heraldic emblem is binded with the legend of this evil wolf.

On the western part of the main square it is also worth noting the Plague Column from 1683 wirh the sculpture of the Virgin Mary by Francis Leblose of Olomouc with the coat of arms of Ditrichštejn and Hoffmannof Grunbuchl. It was erected at the expense of Maria Elisabeth Richtenstein in memory of the plague epidemic that struck Rýmařov in the 1680s. The statue underwent restoration in 1993.

Museums

The museum also worked as a fortified administrative center and the town's castle between the 13th and 15th centuries, gold smelter between the 13th and 14th centuries, the seat of the royal reeve during the second half of the 14th century, meat market in the 15th century, and pottery for goods painted in white between the 16th and 17th centuries. Its permanent exhibition is rich in geological mapping in the field of rock composition of southern Jeseník, also operating the Octopus Gallery.

City Officials

Pre-World War II (German) Mayors

Post World War II (Czech) Mayors

International relations

Twin towns — Sister cities

Rýmařov is twinned with:

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the city

References

  1. ↑ Die postalischen Abstempelungen auf den österreichischen Postwertzeichen-Ausgaben 1867, 1883 und 1890, Wilhelm KLEIN, 1967
  2. ↑ Handbook of Austria and Lombardy-Venetia Cancellations on the Postage Stamp Issues 1850-1864, by Edwin MUELLER, 1961.
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