 Location of Vratislavice nad Nisou in the Czech Republic Vratislavice nad Nisou (German: Maffersdorf (historical)) is a district in the city of Liberec, in the north of the Czech Republic. It has around 6,700 inhabitants and straddles the Nisa river between Liberec and Jablonec, around 3.5km south-east of Liberec city centre. Image File history File links Location_of_Czech_city_Liberec. ...
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History
The settlement of Wratislawicz was established, it is thought, in the 13th century by bohemian colonists on the left bank of the Nisa. First written document mentioning this place is from the 1460s which by this stage had a stone-walled church. The right bank of the Nisa was settled (as independent village) during 16th century by German speaking people from Silesia, and called Meffersdorf after the settlers' home village. These two villages possessed not only different names, but even belonged to different governances (Liberec, and Český Dub. After Thirty Years' War the German name, mangled to Maffersdorf, became used for both places - the name Wratislawicz faded into obscurity. Prussian Silesia, 1871, outlined in yellow; Silesia at the close of the Seven Years War in 1763, outlined in cyan (areas now in the Czech Republic were Austrian-ruled at that time) Silesia (Czech: ; German: ; Polish: ) is a historical region in central Europe. ...
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Maffersdorf on the right bank (Liberec side) of the Nisa continued to grow steadily. In 1701, building was finished on a new parish church, designed by the Prague architect Marco Antonio Canavelli
In the second half of the 19th Century industrialisation arrived in both villages. A carpet factory founded by Ignaz Ginzkey (and developed by his son Willy) achieved world renown. In 1924, Ginzkey equipped the Waldorf-Astoria hotel in New York with the world's largest carpet. In 1871 Franz Peukert established a company that later developed into a familiar name in butcher's equipment. Eduard Stiassny founded porcelain production in the town in 1896. This article is about the hotel. ...
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After the discovery of a spring in 1862, the village on the left bank became involved in the spa business. In 1913, the owner of the spa, Rudolf, joined together with Weber, the owner of a mineral water source discovered in 1866. The spa in Maffersdorf was then bought in 1918 by the owner of the resort in Bad Liebwerda to promote competition.
In 1872, Reichenberger founded a public-owned brewery and maltworks in Maffersdorf, which became known for its beer. The two settlements which belonged to the bohemian governance of Liberec had 4,910 inhabitants between them. A local railway branch line was inaugurated on the 12th of July as part of the Liberec-Jablonec-Tanvald railway, leading to the building of two stations - Maffersdorf and Dörfel. The entrance of a brewery. ...
In 1901 both villages were merged into one market town (population 6,234 by 1934), and Czech inhabitants started to use name Vratislavice. In 1903 it obtained full status as a town, and 1919 saw the area become part of the newly-founded country of Czechoslovakia.
As part of the Sudetenland, the town was occupied by the Third Reich followed in 1945 by the expulsion of the almost exclusively German speaking inhabitants. Parts of Czech lands with significant German speaking population (first half of 20th century) Sudetenland (German: Sudetenland; Czech: Sudety) was the name used from 1938–45 for the region inhabited mostly by Sudeten Germans (German: Sudetendeutsche, Czech: Sudetštà Němci) in the various places of Bohemia, Moravia, and parts...
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In 1951, the town became connected to Liberec and Jablonec by a tram project that had been proposed since 1900. In 1970, services on the tramway had to be periodically discontued, due to the poor condition of the tracks. The line is now operated by the local transport firm Dopravní podnik města Liberce TW2000 car in Hanover Volkswagen Cargo-Tram in Dresden on a section of grassed track. ...
Vratislavice was elevated to the status of town again in 1956, but in 1980 it became an administrative part of Liberec. Since 1989, attempts have started to make Vratislavice independent town again.
Economy After the dissolution of the Communist Party in the Velvet Revolution, some companies found the transition into the free-market economy very difficult. The well-known brewery, Vratislav was so run down that it was forced into closure in 1998. During a two-year dormancy the company was bought by the Hols firm, and with the help of the many friends of Maffersdorfer beer the brewery was put back into operation in the summer of 2004, trading under the name of Konrad. In 2003, the Hols brewery produced 65,000 hectolitres. In October 2004, a new classic car museum was opened in the grounds of the brewery. Non-violent protesters are fighting with flowers against armored policemen The Velvet Revolution (Czech: sametová revoluce, Slovak: nežná revolúcia) (November 16 – December 29, 1989) refers to a bloodless revolution in Czechoslovakia that saw the overthrow of the communist government there. ...
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Vratislavice is not only notable in the drinks industry as a producer of beer; Vratislavická kyselka s.r.o., owned by UNIPO a.s. of Pardubice, produce mineral water (Vratislavická kyselka) and other alcohol-free beverages.
To this day, the brewery and carpet factory are the most important industries in Vratislavice.
Famous people - Prof. Oskar Baudisch (1881-1951), German-American radiographer
- Roland Burlisch (1932- ), mathematician was born in Maffersdorf
- Ignaz Ginzkey (1818-1876), carpet magnate
- Konrad Henlein (1898-1945), politician
- Hans Molitor (1895-1945) Austrian-American pharmacologist
- Ferdinand Porsche (1875-1951), car designer
- Prof. Elisabeth Decht (1914- ), Austrian pianist and organist
- Walter Radetz (1926-1986), German author
- Prof. Roland Schneider (1939- ) German Japanologist
Konrad Henlein as SS-Gruppenführer Konrad Henlein (May 6, 1898 - May 10, 1945) was the most important pro-Nazi politician in Czechoslovakia and leader of Sudeten German separatists. ...
Ferdinand Porsche Prof. ...
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External links - Vratislavice at Liberec website (cz)
- Website of Elementary School In Vratislavice (cz)
- Website of Hols brewery
- Trams between Liberec and Jablonec (de)
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