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Mohelnice
Mohelnice (Czech pronunciation: [ˈmoɦɛlɲɪtsɛ]; German: Müglitz) is a town in Šumperk District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 9,800 inhabitants. The town is located in a predominantly agricultural landscape near the Morava River.
Mohelnice is an industrial town, but the historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument zone. The town is known for a festival of folk and country music, since 2020 known as Mohelnický FolkFest.
Mohelnice consists of eight municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):
Studená Loučka forms an exclave of the municipal territory.
Mohelnice is located about 21 kilometres (13 mi) south of Šumperk and 30 km (19 mi) northwest of Olomouc, in the fertile Haná region. The eastern part of the municipal territory with the town proper lies in a flat agricultural landscape in the Mohelnice Depression, while the western part lies in the Zábřeh Highlands. The highest point is the hill Hekelův kopec at 583 m (1,913 ft) above sea level.
The Mírovka Stream flows through the town into the Morava River, which forms the eastern municipal border. In the eastern part of Mohelnice are located two artificial lakes created by flooding sandstone quarries, Mohelnické jezero and Moravičanské jezero. The easternmost part of Mohelnice with Moravičanské jezero is situated in the Litovelské Pomoraví Protected Landscape Area.
The first written mention of Mohelnice is in a deed of bishop Jindřich Zdík from 1141, when it was owned by the Olomouc bishopric. In 1273, Mohelnice was first referred to as a town.
In 1307 and 1312, the town was devastated by plague. In 1424, it was conquered by the Hussites and 700 people died. During the first half of the 16th century, the town was rebuilt and the town fortifications were built. The Thirty Years' War devastated Mohelnice – in 1623 it was plundered by the Swedish troops and over 30% of the inhabitants died of the plague. The Swedes looted the town again in 1642, 1643, 1644 and 1647. Half of the town was destroyed by fire in 1662. The year 1685 saw the notorious Northern Moravia witch trials during which a local vicar Alois Lautner was burned at the stake.
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Mohelnice
Mohelnice (Czech pronunciation: [ˈmoɦɛlɲɪtsɛ]; German: Müglitz) is a town in Šumperk District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 9,800 inhabitants. The town is located in a predominantly agricultural landscape near the Morava River.
Mohelnice is an industrial town, but the historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument zone. The town is known for a festival of folk and country music, since 2020 known as Mohelnický FolkFest.
Mohelnice consists of eight municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):
Studená Loučka forms an exclave of the municipal territory.
Mohelnice is located about 21 kilometres (13 mi) south of Šumperk and 30 km (19 mi) northwest of Olomouc, in the fertile Haná region. The eastern part of the municipal territory with the town proper lies in a flat agricultural landscape in the Mohelnice Depression, while the western part lies in the Zábřeh Highlands. The highest point is the hill Hekelův kopec at 583 m (1,913 ft) above sea level.
The Mírovka Stream flows through the town into the Morava River, which forms the eastern municipal border. In the eastern part of Mohelnice are located two artificial lakes created by flooding sandstone quarries, Mohelnické jezero and Moravičanské jezero. The easternmost part of Mohelnice with Moravičanské jezero is situated in the Litovelské Pomoraví Protected Landscape Area.
The first written mention of Mohelnice is in a deed of bishop Jindřich Zdík from 1141, when it was owned by the Olomouc bishopric. In 1273, Mohelnice was first referred to as a town.
In 1307 and 1312, the town was devastated by plague. In 1424, it was conquered by the Hussites and 700 people died. During the first half of the 16th century, the town was rebuilt and the town fortifications were built. The Thirty Years' War devastated Mohelnice – in 1623 it was plundered by the Swedish troops and over 30% of the inhabitants died of the plague. The Swedes looted the town again in 1642, 1643, 1644 and 1647. Half of the town was destroyed by fire in 1662. The year 1685 saw the notorious Northern Moravia witch trials during which a local vicar Alois Lautner was burned at the stake.
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