Bělá (Opava District)

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.

Bělá
Municipality
Christian Labyrinth
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Coat of arms
Bělá
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°58′20″N 18°8′42″E
Country Czech Republic
RegionMoravian-Silesian
DistrictOpava
First mentioned1349
Area
 • Total2.86 km2 (1.10 sq mi)
Elevation
243 m (797 ft)
Population
 (2023-01-01)[1]
 • Total669
 • Density230/km2 (610/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
747 23
Websitewww.obecbela.cz

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
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869336—    
1880339+0.9%
1890366+8.0%
1900448+22.4%
1910406−9.4%
1921448+10.3%
1930476+6.2%
1950504+5.9%
1961707+40.3%
1970745+5.4%
1980768+3.1%
1991724−5.7%
2001705−2.6%
2011661−6.2%
2021646−2.3%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

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