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It is situated on the foothills of the [[Silesian Beskids]] mountain range, in the historical region of [[Cieszyn Silesia]].
It is situated on the foothills of the [[Silesian Beskids]] mountain range, in the historical region of [[Cieszyn Silesia]].


==History==
The settlement was first mentioned in 1778 as '''''Hertiawa'''''.<ref name="mrozek">{{cite book | last = Mrózek | first = Robert | title = Nazwy miejscowe dawnego Śląska Cieszyńskiego |trans-title=Local names of former Cieszyn Silesia | publisher = [[University of Silesia in Katowice|Uniwersytet Śląski w Katowicach]] | year = 1984 | location = Katowice | pages = 77 | language = Polish |issn = 0208-6336}}</ref> It was initially a [[hamlet (place)|hamlet]] of [[Jaworzynka]], which belonged then to the [[Duchy of Teschen]], a [[Fee (feudal tenure)|fee]] of [[Kingdom of Bohemia]] and a part of the [[Habsburg Monarchy]].
The settlement was first mentioned in 1778 as '''''Hertiawa'''''.<ref name="mrozek">{{cite book | last = Mrózek | first = Robert | title = Nazwy miejscowe dawnego Śląska Cieszyńskiego |trans-title=Local names of former Cieszyn Silesia | publisher = [[University of Silesia in Katowice|Uniwersytet Śląski w Katowicach]] | year = 1984 | location = Katowice | pages = 77 | language = Polish |issn = 0208-6336}}</ref> It was initially a [[hamlet (place)|hamlet]] of [[Jaworzynka]], which belonged then to the [[Duchy of Teschen]], a [[Fee (feudal tenure)|fee]] of [[Kingdom of Bohemia]] and a part of the [[Habsburg Monarchy]].


===Geographical shifts===
After [[World War I]], fall of [[Austria-Hungary]], [[Polish–Czechoslovak War]] and the division of [[Cieszyn Silesia]] in 1920, Jaworzynka became a part of [[Second Polish Republic|Poland]]. Following protest of the citizens of the hamlet it was in 1924 separated from Jaworzynka and transferred to [[Czechoslovak Republic (1918-1938)|Czechoslovakia]]. Following the [[Munich Agreement]], in October 1938 together with the [[Zaolzie]] region it was annexed by [[Second Polish Republic|Poland]], administratively adjoined to [[Cieszyn County]] of [[Silesian Voivodeship (1920–39)|Silesian Voivodeship]].<ref>{{cite journal |title= Ustawa z dnia 27 października 1938 r. o podziale administracyjnym i tymczasowej organizacji administracji na obszarze Ziem Odzyskanych Śląska Cieszyńskiego |journal= Dziennik Ustaw Śląskich|volume=nr 18/1938, poz. 35 |date = 31 October 1938|publicationplace=Katowice|url= http://www.sbc.org.pl/dlibra/plain-content?id=6949|accessdate=1 July 2014|language=pl}}</ref> It was then annexed by [[Nazi Germany]] at the beginning of [[World War II]]. After the war it was restored to [[Czechoslovakia]].
A series of major conflicts in the first half of the Twentieth Century would lead to the Jaworzynka region – and Hrčava specifically – changing hands multiple times:

*In 1920, Jaworzynka became a part of the [[Second Polish Republic|Poland]] following
**[[World War I]];
**the fall of [[Austria-Hungary]];
**the [[Polish–Czechoslovak War]]; and
**the division of [[Cieszyn Silesia]].

*Following protests by the citizens of the hamlet, in 1924, Hrčava was separated from Jaworzynka and transferred to [[Czechoslovak Republic (1918-1938)|Czechoslovakia]].

*Following the [[Munich Agreement]], in October 1938, together with the [[Zaolzie]] region, it was annexed by [[Second Polish Republic|Poland]], administratively adjoined to [[Cieszyn County]] of [[Silesian Voivodeship (1920–39)|Silesian Voivodeship]].<ref>{{cite journal |title= Ustawa z dnia 27 października 1938 r. o podziale administracyjnym i tymczasowej organizacji administracji na obszarze Ziem Odzyskanych Śląska Cieszyńskiego |journal= Dziennik Ustaw Śląskich|volume=nr 18/1938, poz. 35 |date = 31 October 1938|publicationplace=Katowice|url= http://www.sbc.org.pl/dlibra/plain-content?id=6949|accessdate=1 July 2014|language=pl}}</ref>

*It was then annexed by [[Nazi Germany]] at the beginning of [[World War II]].
**After the war, it was restored to [[Czechoslovakia]].

*After the fall of Communism in Europe and the Soviet Union, and the subsequent dissolution of Czechoslovakia, Hrčava narrowly fell within the borders of the Czech Republic, near the tripoint with Poland and Slovakia.


== Footnotes ==
== Footnotes ==

Revision as of 16:03, 4 August 2018

Hrčava
A general view
A general view
Flag of Hrčava
Coat of arms of Hrčava
Hrčava is located in Czech Republic
Hrčava
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°31′30″N 18°50′4″E / 49.52500°N 18.83444°E / 49.52500; 18.83444
CountryCzech Republic
RegionMoravian-Silesian
DistrictFrýdek-Místek
Established1924
Government
 • MayorPeter Staňo
Area
 • Total
2.87 km2 (1.11 sq mi)
Elevation
594 m (1,949 ft)
Population
 (2006)
 • Total
255
 • Density89/km2 (230/sq mi)
Postal code
739 98
Websitewww.obechrcava.cz

Hrčava (Polish: Herczawa, Template:Lang-de) is a village in Frýdek-Místek District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic. It has 255 inhabitants (2006). It is the second easternmost village of the country (after neighboring Bukovec), lying near the borders with Poland and Slovakia. In 2001 census six people (2% of the inhabitants) declared Polish nationality and 96.7% declared Roman Catholic faith.[1]

It is situated on the foothills of the Silesian Beskids mountain range, in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia.

History

The settlement was first mentioned in 1778 as Hertiawa.[2] It was initially a hamlet of Jaworzynka, which belonged then to the Duchy of Teschen, a fee of Kingdom of Bohemia and a part of the Habsburg Monarchy.

Geographical shifts

A series of major conflicts in the first half of the Twentieth Century would lead to the Jaworzynka region – and Hrčava specifically – changing hands multiple times:

  • Following protests by the citizens of the hamlet, in 1924, Hrčava was separated from Jaworzynka and transferred to Czechoslovakia.
  • After the fall of Communism in Europe and the Soviet Union, and the subsequent dissolution of Czechoslovakia, Hrčava narrowly fell within the borders of the Czech Republic, near the tripoint with Poland and Slovakia.

Footnotes

  1. ^ "2001 census data". Czech Statistical Office.
  2. ^ Mrózek, Robert (1984). Nazwy miejscowe dawnego Śląska Cieszyńskiego [Local names of former Cieszyn Silesia] (in Polish). Katowice: Uniwersytet Śląski w Katowicach. p. 77. ISSN 0208-6336.
  3. ^ "Ustawa z dnia 27 października 1938 r. o podziale administracyjnym i tymczasowej organizacji administracji na obszarze Ziem Odzyskanych Śląska Cieszyńskiego". Dziennik Ustaw Śląskich (in Polish). nr 18/1938, poz. 35. Katowice. 31 October 1938. Retrieved 1 July 2014. {{cite journal}}: |volume= has extra text (help); Unknown parameter |publicationplace= ignored (|publication-place= suggested) (help)

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