Jägerndorf

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Jägerndorf is a historic Silesian town (now Krnov in the Czech Republic) known for its strategic and political significance in Central European history.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Jägerndorf canonical 2
Heinzendorf bei Odrau 1

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Statements (42)

Predicate Object
instanceOf former Silesian town
historic town
settlement
countryAfter1945 Czechoslovakia
countryBefore1945 Germany
countryDuringAustriaHungaryPeriod Austria-Hungary
countryDuringAustrianEmpirePeriod Austrian Empire
countryDuringHabsburgPeriod Habsburg Monarchy
countrySince1993 Czech Republic
economicRoleHistorical metalworking and machinery
textile industry center
hadStrategicImportance border fortress town
trade routes between Moravia, Silesia and Poland
hasCurrentName Krnov
linked to: Bruntál
hasCzechName Krnov
linked to: Bruntál
hasGermanName Jägerndorf
hasLandmark Krnov Castle (remnant of former ducal seat)
Silesian Evangelical churches
St Martin’s Church
historic town center
hasPolishName Karniow
historicalLanguageMajority German-speaking population
historicalMinorityPopulation Czech population
Jewish community
locatedInHistoricalRegion Silesia
locatedInModernRegion Moravian-Silesian Region
locatedInPresentDay Czech Republic
locatedInSubregion Austrian Silesia
locatedNear Polish border
confluence of the Opava and Opavice rivers
post1945Event expulsion of most ethnic German inhabitants
railwayJunctionSince 19th century
wasAffectedBy Silesian Wars
Thirty Years' War
World War II population transfers
wasContestedBy Habsburg Monarchy
Prussia
wasInAdministrativeUnit Austrian Silesia (Crown land of Cisleithania)
linked to: Austrian Silesia

Province of Silesia (Austrian)
linked to: Austrian Silesia
wasPartOf Lands of the Bohemian Crown
linked to: Bohemian Crown

Margraviate of Moravia (administratively at times)
wasSeatOf Duchy of Jägerndorf

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gregor Mendel placeOfBirth Heinzendorf bei Odrau
linked to: Jägerndorf
Jägerndorf hasGermanName Jägerndorf