Razová

Razová (German: Raase) is a municipality and village in Bruntál District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants. It lies on the shore of Slezská Harta Reservoir.

Razová
Church of Saint Michael
Church of Saint Michael
Flag of Razová
Coat of arms of Razová
Razová is located in Czech Republic
Razová
Razová
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°55′53″N 17°31′55″E
Country Czech Republic
RegionMoravian-Silesian
DistrictBruntál
First mentioned1288
Area
  Total31.93 km2 (12.33 sq mi)
Elevation
555 m (1,821 ft)
Population
 (2023-01-01)[1]
  Total534
  Density17/km2 (43/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
792 01
Websitewww.razova.cz

History

The first written mention of Razová is from 1288.[2]

Until 1918, Raase was part of the Austrian monarchy (Austria side after the compromise of 1867), in the Freundenthal (Bruntál) district, one of the 8 Bezirkshauptmannschaften in Austrian Silesia.[3]

The municipality had 1,839 inhabitants according to the Austrian census of 1910, German-speaking were 1,830 of them. Most populous religious group were Roman Catholics with 1,829 (99.5%).[4]

References

  1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
  2. "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Razová. Retrieved 2022-03-16.
  3. Die postalischen Abstempelungen auf den österreichischen Postwertzeichen-Ausgaben 1867, 1883 und 1890, Wilhelm Klein, 1967
  4. Ludwig Patryn (ed): Die Ergebnisse der Volkszählung vom 31. Dezember 1910 in Schlesien, Troppau 1912.


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