Velka Kra?

Coordinates : 50°21′47″N 17°8′47″E  /  50.36306°N 17.14639°E  / 50.36306; 17.14639
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Velka Kra?
Municipality
Church of the Virgin Mary
Church of the Virgin Mary
Flag of Velká Kraš
Flag
Coat of arms of Velká Kraš
Coat of arms
Velká Kraš is located in Czech Republic
Velká Kraš
Velka Kra?
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°21′47″N 17°8′47″E  /  50.36306°N 17.14639°E  / 50.36306; 17.14639
Country   Czech Republic
Region Olomouc
District Jesenik
First mentioned 1256
Area
 ? Total 21.48 km 2 (8.29 sq mi)
Elevation
252 m (827 ft)
Population
  (2023-01-01) [1]
 ? Total 726
 ? Density 34/km 2 (88/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 ( CET )
 ? Summer ( DST ) UTC+2 ( CEST )
Postal code
790 58
Website www .velkakras .cz

Velka Kra? ( German : Groß Krosse ) is a municipality and village in Jesenik District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic . It has about 700 inhabitants.

Geography [ edit ]

Velka Kra? is located about 15 kilometres (9 mi) north of Jesenik and 85 km (53 mi) north of Olomouc , on the border with Poland . It lies on the border between the ?ulova Hilly Land and Vidnava Lowland . The highest point is the hill Smolny vrch at 404 m (1,325 ft) above sea level. The Vidnavka river flows through the municipality.

History [ edit ]

The first written mention of Velka Kra? is from 1256. [2]

During the World War II , the German occupiers operated two forced labour subcamps of the Stalag VIII-B/344 prisoner-of-war camp in the village. Four POWs attempted to escape from one of the subcamps and were killed by the Germans, and then buried in nearby Vidnava . [3]

From 1973 to 1990, Velka Kra? was a part of Vidnava . [2]

Demographics [ edit ]

Historical population
Year Pop. ±%
1869 1,515 ?    
1880 1,574 +3.9%
1890 1,621 +3.0%
1900 1,630 +0.6%
1910 1,492 ?8.5%
Year Pop. ±%
1921 1,573 +5.4%
1930 1,643 +4.5%
1950 956 ?41.8%
1961 1,049 +9.7%
1970 952 ?9.2%
Year Pop. ±%
1980 853 ?10.4%
1991 776 ?9.0%
2001 907 +16.9%
2011 733 ?19.2%
2021 677 ?7.6%
Source: Censuses [4] [5]

Transport [ edit ]

Velka Kra? is located on the railway line of local importance Javornik ? Lipova-lazn? . [6]

Sights [ edit ]

The most valuable monument is the Church of Saint Florian. It was built in the Neoclassical style. The construction was finished in 1799. [7] The second church in Velka Kra? is the Church of the Virgin Mary, which dates from the beginning of the 19th century. [8]

Twin towns ? sister cities [ edit ]

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in the Czech Republic

Velka Kra? is twinned with: [9]

References [ edit ]

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities ? 1 January 2023" . Czech Statistical Office . 2023-05-23.
  2. ^ a b "O obci" (in Czech). Obec Velka Kra? . Retrieved 2022-01-24 .
  3. ^ "Working Parties" . Lamsdorf.com . Archived from the original on 2020-10-29 . Retrieved 2021-11-12 .
  4. ^ "Historicky lexikon obci ?eske republiky 1869?2011 ? Okres Jesenik" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 7?8.
  5. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex" . Public Database . Czech Statistical Office . 2021-03-27.
  6. ^ "Detail stanice Velka Kra?" (in Czech). ?eske drahy . Retrieved 2024-01-30 .
  7. ^ "Kostel sv. Floriana" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute . Retrieved 2024-01-30 .
  8. ^ "Kostel ve Velke Kra?i ?eka oprava" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. 2011-10-03 . Retrieved 2024-01-30 .
  9. ^ "Partner und Freunde" (in German). Neuburg an der Donau . Retrieved 2020-09-18 .

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