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 | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Razová Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°55′53″N 17°31′55″E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Moravian-Silesian |
| District | Bruntál |
| First mentioned | 1288 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 31.93 km2 (12.33 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 555 m (1,821 ft) |
| Population (2023-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 534 |
| • Density | 17/km2 (43/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 792 01 |
| Website | www |
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
- "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
- "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Razová. Retrieved 2022-03-16.
- Die postalischen Abstempelungen auf den österreichischen Postwertzeichen-Ausgaben 1867, 1883 und 1890, Wilhelm Klein, 1967
- Ludwig Patryn (ed): Die Ergebnisse der Volkszählung vom 31. Dezember 1910 in Schlesien, Troppau 1912.
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