Horní Olešnice

Horni Olešnice ( German Upper Oels) is a municipality in the Czech Republic. It is located four kilometers southwest of Hostinné and belongs to Okres Trutnov.

Geography

Horni Olešnice is located north of the kingdom forest in the Giant Mountain foothills in the valley of the brook Kalenský creek. Together with the subsequent Prostřední located southeast Olešnice and Dolni Olešnice makes the place an elongated Waldhufendorf. To the east rises the Rovné (471 m).

Neighboring towns are Klášterská Lhota and Prosečné in the north, Dobra Mysl and Hostinné in the northeast, Na Poste in the east, Prostřední Olešnice and Dolni Olešnice the southeast, Zadnà Mostek, Mostek and Borovnička in the south, Přední Ždírnice and Zadnà Ždírnice the southwest, Čistá u Horek in west and Slemeno and Dolni Kalná in the northwest.

History

The first mention of belonging to the reign Miletín provinciam Olesnich took place in 1241, as Domoslava of Vchynicko gave the rule with the consent of King Wenceslas I. the Teutonic Knights. The place name derives from the stream Kalenský the creek, which is also called Olešnice. It is believed that the Olešnice Valley was the starting point of the German colonization of the area Hostinnér. In 1325 the village was referred to as super Olesnycz and 1360 as Olesnycz. Even in the 14th century, the Coming entered the village from the rule Hostinné and in 1396 it was then called, and in 1493 Olessnicz prope Hostina to Ölssen. In the 16th century, the emergence of several village communities in Olešnice Valley began. The first mention of Horni Olešnice was 1507 olessniczy horzegssie 1598 Prostřední Olešnice was named as a Community of the village oil the middle for the first time. In most cases, however, the village was referred to as a whole, so in 1543 as Hostinske Olessniczy, 1565 as the Bohemian Ölse 1595 than for oil, 1638 Ölss, 1698 as Ahrnawer Ölße 1743 as Elß and 1781 Long Elß. In 1834, consisted top Oels / Wolessnice hořenj or Olessnice hořenj of 61 houses, including a mill, and had 393 inhabitants. The subsequent Central Oels / Wolessnice prostřednj covered 31 houses with 214 inhabitants. Both towns were at the Silesian road and were gepfarrt to Nieder- oil. Until the mid-19th century the villages of the rule Arnau remained submissive.

After the abolition of patrimonial upper Oels / Horni Olešnice formed with the hamlet means Oels / Prostřední Olešnice 1850 a municipality in the district court or in the district Arnau Hohenelbe. The German -speaking village was situated on the linguistic border - Kalná, Ždírnice and Slemeno were tschechischsprachig. In 1930 lived in the town of 619 people, in 1939 there were 598 As a result of the Munich Agreement was top Oels 1938 annexed to the German Reich and belonged until 1945 to the district Hohenelbe. After the Second World War came to the place whose population consisted mainly of Germans, back to Czechoslovakia. As a result of the expulsion of German residents, the population declined sharply from 1946. Prostřední Olešnice lost its status as a district in 1950. After the abolition of Okres Vrchlabí Horni Olešnice was associated with the beginning of 1961 the Okres Trutnov. On 1 January 1989, the incorporation of Dolni Olešnice and Ždírnice was. Dolni Olešnice dissolved on 1 September 1990 go again and again since then forms a separate municipality.

The municipality corridors are considered minerals archaeological site. In the hills Na Rovních moss agate, amethyst, smoky quartz and rock crystal occur. From the deposits of the floodplain Bohemian garnets are soaped.

Local structure

The community Horni Olešnice consists of the districts Horni Olešnice and Ždírnice ( Serenz ). It is composed of the Katastralbezirken Horni Olešnice (Upper Oels), Prostřední Olešnice (Central Oels), Přední Ždírnice ( front Serenz ) and Zadnà Ždírnice ( Behind Serenz ).

Attractions

• Listed homestead # 3
• Several niche chapels
• Timbered houses with sandstone masonry in folk architecture