Bělá u Jevíčka explained

Bělá u Jevíčka
Settlement Type:Municipality
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Pardubice
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Svitavy
Pushpin Map:Czech Republic
Pushpin Relief:1
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates:49.6394°N 16.6458°W
Established Title:First mentioned
Established Date:1258
Area Total Km2:9.69
Elevation M:396
Population As Of:2024-01-01
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:357
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+1
Timezone1 Dst:CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:569 43

Bělá u Jevíčka (German: Albendorf) is a municipality and village in Svitavy District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The village of Smolná is an administrative part of Bělá u Jevíčka.

Geography

Bělá u Jevíčka is located about southeast of Svitavy and 47km (29miles) north of Brno. It lies in the southern tip of the Orlické Foothills. The highest point is the hill Za Lomem at 560m (1,840feet) above sea level. The stream Malonínský potok flows through the municipality.

History

The first written mention of Bělá u Jevíčka is from 1258. In 1396, the village was acquired by Sulík of Radkov, who immediately sold it to the Augustinian monastery in Jevíčko.[2]

Transport

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights

There are basically no protected cultural monuments in the municipality, only a part of the protected area of the sanatorium in neighbouring Jevíčko extends here marginally.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024. Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
  2. Web site: Historie obce. Obec Bělá u Jevíčka. cs. 2024-03-19.
  3. Web site: Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Bělá u Jevíčka. Ústřední seznam kulturních památek. National Heritage Institute. cs. 2024-07-14.