Kravaře

Kravař ( German: German Krawarn ) is a town with 6818 inhabitants in the Moravian-Silesian Region (Czech Republic).

History

The first written record comes from the year 1224. Mention the place was in the contract of the Bohemian King Ottokar I. Přemysl. The first -mentioned owner of the city were the masters of Krawarn. This held the city until 1420 when she sold Peter of Krawarn.

By 1550 there were at the place a fortress and two courtyards with a brewery, malt house and a mill. 1581, the family bought Macák z Ottenburka the lands. This Protestant nobles lost possession after the uprising in 1629 in the Polish alchemist Michał Sędziwój ze Skorska. Meanwhile, the city was enriched by a castle, stables, orchards, hop poles, two mills and a distillery. 1636 was captain Jakob von Eichendorff ( Jakub z Eichendorffu ) the city as a dowry. His descendants were the end of the 20s of the 18th century built a baroque castle. In 1742, the city as a pawn in the hands of Frederick the Great. The village was connected to Germany again in the period from 1742 to 1920 and 1938 to 1945. Krawarn In 1960, became a town.

Attractions

  • Monastery with church of St. Bartholomew
  • Memorial of St. John of Nepomuk
  • Castle Kravař

Districts

  • Dvořisko, German Oppahof
  • Kouty, German Kauthen

Personalities

  • Alois Hadamczik ( born 1952 ), Czech ice hockey coach
  • Augustin Kaluža (1766-1836), Swedish teacher, zoologist and botanist
  • Erich Šefčík (1945-2004), Swedish archivist and historian
  • Marie Šindelářová (1892-1966), writer (pseudonym Ludmila HORKA )
  • Michał Sędziwój (1566-1636), landowner in German Krawarn
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