Bělá (Opava District)

Bělá
Municipality
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Christian Labyrinth
Flag of Bělá
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Coat of arms of Bělá
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Bělá is located in Czech Republic
Bělá
Bělá
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°58′20″N 18°8′42″E / 49.97222°N 18.14500°E / 49.97222; 18.14500
Country Czech Republic
RegionMoravian-Silesian
DistrictOpava
First mentioned1349
Area
 • Total
2.86 km2 (1.10 sq mi)
Elevation
243 m (797 ft)
Population
 (2024-01-01)[1]
 • Total
668
 • Density230/km2 (600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
747 23
Websitewww.obecbela.cz

Bělá (German: Bielau, Polish: Biała) is a municipality and village in Opava District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants. It is part of the historic Hlučín Region.

History

The first written mention of Bělá is from 1349.[2]

During World War II, the German occupiers operated the E116 forced labour subcamp of the Stalag VIII-B/344 prisoner-of-war camp in the village.[3]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869336—    
1880339+0.9%
1890366+8.0%
1900448+22.4%
1910406−9.4%
1921448+10.3%
1930476+6.2%
1950504+5.9%
1961707+40.3%
1970745+5.4%
1980768+3.1%
1991724−5.7%
2001705−2.6%
2011661−6.2%
2021646−2.3%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
  2. ^ "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Bělá. Retrieved 2022-03-03.
  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.
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