České Velenice

České Velenice ( German Gmünd Station, originally under Wieland, 1938-45: Gmünd III) is a town with just 4,000 inhabitants in Okres Jindřichův Hradec. It belongs to the South Bohemian Region.

Geography

České Velenice is located on the left bank of the Lainsitz, which forms the border to Austria. On the opposite side of the river lies the Austrian town of Gmünd, to run a railway and a road. In the northeast České Velenice borders the district of Gmünd Böhmzeil to the leads has been approved for motor vehicle traffic road. Southwest of the city, the Austrian place Wieland joins. The three sides of Austrian territory surrounded city is connected only to the northwest with Czech territory.

History

The construction of the Kaiser- Franz- Josef -Bahn was built in 1870 in the corridors of the village Wieland's a railway station for the town of Gmünd. The resulting settlement under Wieland quickly evolved into a district of Gmünd. From 1907 to 1916 he was connected to the electrical catenary automotive line with the Gmünd Schwäbisch Gmünd downtown. After 1918 saw the foundation of Czechoslovakia in 1920 this was still close to the border regions of Austria awarded, including parts of the urban area of Gmünd left the Lainsitz.

The district of Gmünd Station ( České Velenice ) were among the more Josef beat ( Žižkovo Předměstí ) and part of Böhmzeil (Česká Cejle ), became an independent town in Czechoslovakia. Today's Czech name means " Bohemian Wieland " and thus does not refer to Gmünd, but on the smaller, south to and remaining in Austria Wieland's reference. Between 1938-1945 the city under the name Gmünd III was once again united with Gmünd.

Sons and daughters of the town

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