Vidnava | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 50°22′12″N 17°11′14″E / 50.37000°N 17.18722°ECoordinates: 50°22′12″N 17°11′14″E / 50.37000°N 17.18722°E | |
Country | Czech Republic |
Region | Olomouc |
District | Jeseník |
Area | |
• Total | 4.25 km2 (1.64 sq mi) |
Elevation | 233 m (764 ft) |
Population (2006) | |
• Total | 1,407 |
• Density | 330/km2 (860/sq mi) |
Postal code | 790 55 |
Website | http://www.vidnava.cz |
Vidnava (German: Weidenau) is a town in Jeseník District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It covers an area of 4.25 square kilometres (1.64 sq mi), and has a population of 1,407 (as at 28 August 2006).
Vidnava/Weidenau was, for many prisoners of war, a stopping place on 'The Long March' during the final months of the Second World War in Europe. About 30,000 Allied PoWs were force-marched westward across Poland, Czechoslovakia and Germany in appalling winter conditions, lasting about four months from January to April 1945.http://www.lamsdorf.com/the-long-march.html
Vidnava lies approximately 16 kilometres (10 mi) north of Jeseník, 87 km (54 mi) north of Olomouc, and 200 km (124 mi) east of Prague.