Bělá_(Opava_District)

Bělá (Opava District)

Bělá (Opava District)

Municipality in Moravian-Silesian, Czech Republic

Bělá (German: Bielau, Polish: Biała) is a municipality and village in Opava District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants. It is part of the historic Hlučín Region.

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History

The first written mention of Bělá is from 1349.[2]

During the World War II, the German occupiers operated the E116 forced labour subcamp of the Stalag VIII-B/344 prisoner-of-war camp in the village.[3]

Demographics

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References

  1. [1]
    "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
  2. [2]
    "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Bělá. Retrieved 2022-03-03.
  3. [3]
    "Working Parties". Lamsdorf.com. Archived from the original on 29 October 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  4. [4]
    "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Opava" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 1–2.
  5. [5]
    "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
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