Velké Kunětice

Velké Kunětice
Municipality
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Velké Kunětice is located in Czech Republic
Velké Kunětice
Velké Kunětice
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°19′0″N 17°15′58″E / 50.31667°N 17.26611°E / 50.31667; 17.26611
Country Czech Republic
RegionOlomouc
DistrictJeseník
First mentioned1284
Area
 • Total
9.83 km2 (3.80 sq mi)
Elevation
340 m (1,120 ft)
Population
 (2024-01-01)[1]
 • Total
528
 • Density54/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
790 52
Websitewww.velkekunetice.cz

Velké Kunětice (German: Groß Kunzendorf) is a municipality and village in Jeseník District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.

Geography

Velké Kunětice is located about 10 kilometres (6 mi) northeast of Jeseník and 80 km (50 mi) north of Olomouc, on the border with Poland. It lies in the Zlatohorská Highlands. The highest point is the hill Kamenný vrch at 459 m (1,506 ft) above sea level.

History

The first written mention of Velké Kunětice is from 1284, when it was owned by the Bishopric in Wrocław. At the end of the 15th century, there were limestone quarries and iron ore was probably mined in the area.[2]

From 1938 to 1945 it was occupied by Germany. During World War II, the Germans operated the E114 forced labour subcamp of the Stalag VIII-B/344 prisoner-of-war camp at the local stone quarry and factory.[3]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
18691,181—    
18801,307+10.7%
18901,282−1.9%
19001,344+4.8%
19101,421+5.7%
YearPop.±%
19211,293−9.0%
19301,448+12.0%
1950635−56.1%
1961639+0.6%
1970655+2.5%
YearPop.±%
1980609−7.0%
1991574−5.7%
2001653+13.8%
2011566−13.3%
2021488−13.8%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

Transport

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality. On the Czech-Polish border is the road border crossing Velké Kunětice / Sławniowice.

Sights

The main landmark of Velké Kunětice is the Church of Our Lady of the Snows. It was rebuilt many times, but it has a preserved medieval core. Around the church are fortifications from the 16th century.[6][7]

References

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
  2. ^ "O obci" (in Czech). Obec Velké Kunětice. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
  3. ^ "Working Parties". lamsdorf.com. Archived from the original on 2020-10-29. Retrieved 2021-11-13.
  4. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
  5. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  6. ^ "Kostel Panny Marie Sněžné s ohradní zdí a bránou" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-01-30.
  7. ^ "Kostel Panny Marie Sněžné ve Velkých Kuněticích je možná mnohem starší, než se zdá" (in Czech). Czech Radio. 2022-04-22. Retrieved 2024-01-30.
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