Brumovice (Opava District)

Brumovice (German: Braunsdorf) is a municipality and village in Opava District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,500 inhabitants. It lies 16 km from Opava.

For the municipality with the same name, see Brumovice (Břeclav District).
Brumovice
Municipality
Centre of Brumovice with Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary
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Coat of arms
Brumovice
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°0′55″N 17°44′59″E
Country Czech Republic
RegionMoravian-Silesian
DistrictOpava
First mentioned1377
Area
 • Total25.53 km2 (9.86 sq mi)
Elevation
351 m (1,152 ft)
Population
 (2020-01-01[1])
 • Total1,495
 • Density59/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
747 71
Websitewww.brumovice-op.cz

Administrative parts
Church in Úblo

Villages of Kolná, Pocheň, Pustý Mlýn, Skrochovice and Úblo are administrative parts of Brumovice.

History

The first written mention of Brumovice is from 1377.[2]

World War II

Brumovice was the site of one of the first Polenlager camps in existence, possibly the first ever. It was set up by Nazi Germany in August 1939 in anticipation of the imminent attack on Poland. The KT camp was staffed before the actual invasion, with guards recruited by the SS from Krnov and Opava.[3]

The camp, called KZ Skrochowitz (German name of Skrochovice administrative part) was commanded by Heinrich Jöckel from the SS. It was an old sugar refinery set up for Polish military prisoners and civilian hostages captured during the September campaign. The camp functioned until December 15, 1939, with some 700 prisoners of Polish nationality brought in from Cieszyn Silesia and Upper Silesia.[3]

Notable people

References
  1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2020". Czech Statistical Office. 2020-04-30.
  2. "Dávná historie" (in Czech). Obec Brumovice. Retrieved 2020-11-11.
  3. "Koncentrační tábor Skrochovice u Opavy" (in Czech). JMJM. Retrieved 2020-11-11.


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