Široká Niva

Široká Niva
Široká Niva
Municipality
	General view
	Flag Coat of arms
	Široká Niva Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 50°4′3″N 17°29′7″E / 50.06750°N 17.48528°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Moravian-Silesian
District	Bruntál
First mentioned	1420
Area
• Total	37.29 km2 (14.40 sq mi)
Elevation	368 m (1,207 ft)
Population (2023-01-01)
• Total	556
• Density	15/km2 (39/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	793 16
Website	www.siroka-niva.cz

Široká Niva (until 1952 Bretnov; German: Breitenau) is a municipality and village in Bruntál District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.

Administrative parts[edit]

The villages of Pocheň and Skrbovice are administrative parts of Široká Niva.

Geography[edit]

Široká Niva is located about 8 km (5 mi) north of Bruntál and 54 km (34 mi) north of Olomouc. It lies in the Nízký Jeseník range. The highest point is the hill Zlatý kopec at 693 m (2,274 ft) above sea level. The Opava River flows through the municipality.

History[edit]

The first written mention of Markvartice is from 1278 and the first written mention of Bretnov is from 1420. Pocheň was established in 1668. Skrbovice was founded by the Teutonic Order in 1678. In 1949, the municipalities of Markvartice, Bretnov and Skrbovice (including the hamlet of Pocheň) were merged. The new municipality was renamed to its current name Široká Niva in 1952. Today Markvartice is only a local name of a small part of Široká Niva.^[2]

Demographics[edit]

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,980	—
1880	2,220	+12.1%
1890	2,143	−3.5%
1900	1,820	−15.1%
1910	1,758	−3.4%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	2,058	+17.1%
1930	1,704	−17.2%
1950	1,219	−28.5%
1961	922	−24.4%
1970	795	−13.8%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	634	−20.3%
1991	582	−8.2%
2001	573	−1.5%
2011	569	−0.7%
2021	528	−7.2%

Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

Transport[edit]

Široká Niva is located on the railway line Vrbno pod Pradědem–Milotice nad Opavou.

Sights[edit]

The main landmark of Široká Niva is the Church of Saint Martin. It was built in the Baroque style in 1718–1721.^[5]

Notable people[edit]

Anton Zimmermann (1741–1781), Slovak composer
Rudolf Koppitz (1884–1936), Austrian photographer

References[edit]

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Široká Niva. Retrieved 2022-03-16.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Krnov" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 11–12.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Obec Široká Niva" (in Czech). Sdružení obci Vrbenska. Retrieved 2023-10-30.

Gallery[edit]

View from the south
Main street
A stream in Široká Niva

External links[edit]

Official website

[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.

[2] "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Široká Niva. Retrieved 2022-03-16.

[3] "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Krnov" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 11–12.

[4] "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

[5] "Obec Široká Niva" (in Czech). Sdružení obci Vrbenska. Retrieved 2023-10-30.

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