Medlov (Olomouc District)

Medlov ( German Meedl ) is a municipality in the Czech Republic. It is located five kilometers north-west of Uničov and belongs to Okres Olomouc.

Geography

Medlov extends at the junction of Úsovská Highlands ( Ausseer hills ) to the Upper Moravian Valley ( Hornomoravský úval ) along the creek Medlovský creek.

To the north rises the Račůvka (370 m), in the northeast of Vystříbro (Silver Mountain, 289 m ) southeast of the Šibeník (250 m) and the Benkovský Kopec (267 m) in the southwest of Kamenný Kopec (308 m) and the Skalky ( 288 m ) and north-west the Holubice (380 m). To the north- east runs the railway line Šternberk Lichkova; Troubelice the train station is two and a half kilometers north of Medlov open field.

Neighboring towns are Dedinka and Troubelice in the north, Lazce and Nová Dědina in the northeast, Fojtský Mlýn and Dolni Sukolom in the east, Uničov, Želechovice and Benkov the southeast, Králová in the south, Hlivice the southwest, Usov in the West as well as Police, Klopina, Zadnà Újezd ​​and Holubice in the northwest.

History

The first written mention of Medli took place in 1131 in a freight directory of the Olomouc Bishop Heinrich Zdik as a possession of the Olomouc Cathedral. In 1280 the place as Medlow, from 1291 called Medla prope Novam Civitatem, 1343 as Medill, from 1371 under Medl and from 1482 as Medle. 1311 or later acquired King John of Bohemia in his capacity as Margrave of Moravia, the good and let reduce the Fronpflichten. In 1313 he pledged Medlov together with Litovel, Uničov, Usov and Troubelice to Jaroslaw and Albert von Sternberg. In 1324 the village was connected to the rule Usov. As of 1408 the rule Usov at John of Wlaschim was pledged. King Vladislav II Jagiello left the villages Medlov and hereditary Troubelice 1494 to Georg von Wlaschim. 1502 Vladislav II gave the place the Rotsiegelprivileg. In the begun at that time reconstruction of the church, the seal of the town was carved in the church portal. In 1513 Vladislav II joined the pledged to George of Wlaschim Castle Usov from along with Litovel to Ladislaus of Boskowitz. The following year, approved Vladislav II George of Wlaschim at Medlov and Zadnà Újezd ​​the application of mines iron ore and noble metals, in which also participated Olomouc patricians. Christoph von Boskowitz acquired in 1530 by Catherine de Wlaschim their share of the iron ore mine Medlov and the villages Medl, Hradec, Střítež, Lipnice, Stavenice and half a yard in Králová and united again with this Usov. Subsequent owners were from 1547, John Dietrich of Boskowitz and Černahora, from 1561 Albrecht of Boskowitz and Černahora and from 1569 his brother Johann Schembera of Boskowitz, who died in 1597. Its heritage fell to his son Charles I of Liechtenstein. The parish included the villages king lots ( Králová ) Hliwitz ( Hlivice ) Dörfel, Pink ( Benkov ), Storz village ( Zadnà Újezd ​​) and German lots. After Protestant pastor since 1567 had worked, a Catholic was used again in 1610. The parish registers have been kept since 1650. The oldest surviving local seal is from 1707, it is significantly different from that of 1502. During the devastating fire of 1802 burned within half an hour down 60 houses. 1815 a school was built. In 1834 Meedl consisted of 172 houses and 1225 inhabitants. 1835 burned down the parsonage. Until the mid- 19th century the village was always subservient to Aussee and was part of the large entailed estate of the Princes of Liechtenstein.

After the abolition of patrimonial Meedl / Medla formed in 1850 a municipality in the district team Littau and the Court of Moravia Neustadt. 1855, the church was re- assigned to the Moravia Neustadt and from 1868 the district Littau. Between 1871 and 1873 the railway from Olomouc came to Moravian Schönberg at the Troubelice at a railway station was built. 1872 was used as a Czech place name Medlov. 1873 Meedl was raised to market. From 1909 Meedl belonged to the district Sternberg. On Christmas Eve 1912, the city was connected to the electricity grid. In 1930 lived in the market in 1408 people who were mostly German. After the Munich Agreement Meedl was incorporated on 10 October 1938 at the German Reich and belonged until 1945 to the district Sternberg. In 1939 the town had 1358 inhabitants. After the attack on the Soviet Union was built in 1941 on good flash Station a POW camp for Red Army soldiers. On May 6, 1945, the Red Army occupied the place. After the war, the community came back to Czechoslovakia in 1949 and assigned to the judicial district Šternberk. In the course of municipal reform of 1960 Medlov was after the dissolution of Okres Šternberk assigned to the Okres Olomouc and at the same time incorporated Zadnà Újezd ​​with Holubice. In 1976, the incorporation of Hlivice and Králová. In 1980 Medlov was amalgamated with its suburbs after Troubelice. After the Velvet Revolution, Medlov, Králová, Hlivice and Zadnà Újezd ​​broke off again in 1990 and formed their own community. Since 1998 Medlov introduces a new coat of arms and banners. The municipality also won a village of 2001 in the Olomouc Region of the golden band.

Community structure

The municipality consists of the villages Medlov Hlivice ( Hliwitz ) Králová ( King ones) Medlov ( Meedl ) and Zadnà Újezd ​​( Storz village ) and the monolayer Holubice.

Partner community

• Borów, Poland

Attractions

• Church of St. Peter and Paul, the early Gothic building was remodeled 1502-1526 by Wolf Masler. Here, the cultivation of the 26.5 m high tower was mighty Renaissance. A further reorganization was undertaken in 1816.
• Chapel in Hlivice
• Chapel in Zadnà Újezd ​​, the bell was consecrated September 13, 2009
• Nature Park Skalky

Sons and daughters of the town

• Anton Felix Schindler (1795-1864), Austrian musician and music writer
• Johann Kux (1861-1940), Austrian historian and physician
• Joseph Kimmel (1897-1982), Austrian Gendarmerie General and lawyer