Suchdol nad Odrou

Suchdol nad Odrou ( German Zauchtel, also Zauchtl, Zauchtenthal ) is a market town in Okres Nový Jičín in the Czech Republic. It is located six kilometers south-east of Fulnek and is part of the Moravian-Silesian Region.

Geography

Suchdol nad Odrou is close to the left bank of the Oder in the nature reserve Poodří. Neighboring towns are Kletné ( barnacles ) and Fulnek in the north, Hladké Životice ( side village b. Zauchtel ) in the Northeast, Nový Jičín and Bernartice nad Odrou the southeast, Mankovice ( Mankendorf ) and Jeseník nad Odrou ( German Jaßnik ) in the south and Odry in the West. Historically, the area belongs to Kuhländchen.

History

Zauchtel was probably founded in the early 13th century and was first mentioned in documents in 1257. It was already vicarage and belonged to the Moravian rule Fulnek, which was in the possession of Smil of Lichtenburg. After the establishment of the Duchy of Opava it was incorporated into this. In 1337 it was designated as Cuchenthal, 1430 as Zauchenthal. Together with Fulnek it was purchased in 1464 by the Czech King George of Podiebrad. Whose sons sold it in 1475 to the Utraquists Johann Žerotín. He promoted the colonization of the Territory of Zauchtel, which he had transferred from the Opava in the Moravian Landtafel in Olomouc. 1515 Zauchtel was incorporated into the basic rule Kunewald with which it was connected until 1848.

Acquired in 1584 by Johann Balthasar Czettritz ( Zedritz of Kinsberg / Četrys z Kinšperka ) Zauchtel and Kunewald. During his reign, the two places developed into a center of the German Brethren movement. 1604-1614 Trinity Church was built in Zauchtel, which was one of the largest Protestant church buildings. Johann Balthasar von Czettritz was involved in the Bohemian uprising, but died in 1621 without issue. His tenure came to his sister Judith, who was married to Maurice of Rederns. He pursued a rigorous recatholicization his subjects and forbade 1622/23 the services of Czech Brethren. The Trinity Church was now used as a Catholic church. This left some of the inhabitants of the place. The remaining inhabitants led to a large extent continued the tradition brothers in secret. After the religious persecutions were tightened in 1724 emigrated to Herrnhut from many residents in the Saxon Upper Lusatia. Among them was the co-founder and later bishop of the Moravian Church, David Nitsch man. For the remaining residents was built in 1730 a Catholic parish rectory rebuilt by the architect Johann Lucas von Hildebrandt. Nevertheless, around 75 % of the population of Zauchtel described themselves in 1782 after order of Emperor Joseph II of Tolerance as herrnhutisch. The following was in 1783 a Lutheran congregation that built their own church in the 19th century. By 1945, always known for more than half of the residents of Zauchtel to the Protestant faith. Since 1806 Zauchtel was in possession of Waldburg- Zeil Walburga, who was married to Clemens Waldburg- Zeil - Lustenau - Hohenems. It should have been a charitable Grundherrin and died 1828th

Of economic importance were the lead and silver mines, which was discontinued at the beginning of the 18th century in the 17th century. 1798/99 were in Zauchtel successful vaccination against smallpox carried out, it was the first vaccination campaign in the Habsburg monarchy. An economic boom in 1847 with the connection to the railway line Leipnik -or mountain. 1895 Zauchtel received the first Moravian home economics school for workers. In 1900, consisted of approximately 2,100 inhabitants Zauchtel, among them only a few Czechs.

After the founding of Czechoslovakia in 1918, the family Chlumecký -Bauer, which was owned by the rule Kunewald was expropriated. 1921 Zauchtel received official place name Suchdol. As a result of the Munich Agreement in 1938, it was annexed by the German Reich and belonged until 1945 to the district of New Titschein. After the Second World War, the German inhabitants were expelled. The resettlement of Suchdol was accomplished primarily with Slovaks and Wolhynientschechen. Since 1959 is the official place name Suchdol nad Odrou.

Community structure

The community Suchdol nad Odrou consists of the districts Kletné ( barnacles ) and Suchdol nad Odrou ( Zauchtel ) and the settlement Suchdol nad Odrou -za Tratí.

Attractions

  • The baroque parsonage was built in 1730 to plans by Johann Lucas von Hildebrandt.
  • The parish church of Holy Trinity was built in 1605-1614 in the style of the Renaissance. At the lateral portal, initials of the founder are Balthasar Czettritz and his wife Katharina
  • Evangelical Church, built in 1852/58
  • Klassizistisches station building of 1847
  • Monument of Emperor Joseph II

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Josef Barwig (1909-1942), German politician of the Nazi Party
  • Ilse Mertelsmann (* 1943), Austrian politician
  • Heinz Nawratil (* 1937), German jurist and writer
  • David Nitsch man (1698-1772) Bishop of the Moravian Church and missionary
  • Johann Schneider (1713-1785), Moravian missionary Inuit in Greenland and Labrador and Indian missionary in Pennsylvania
  • Vita Wilhelm (1846-1919), Austrian genre and portrait painter.
  • David Zeisberger (1721-1808), herrnhutischer Indian missionary in Pennsylvania and Ohio
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