Meziměstí

Meziměstí (German: Halbstadt) is a small town in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It is located near the border with Poland.

Meziměstí
Town
Meziměstí castle
Flag
Coat of arms
Meziměstí
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°37′32″N 16°14′25″E
CountryCzech Republic
RegionHradec Králové
DistrictNáchod
First mentioned1408
Government
  MayorPavel Hečko
Area
  Total25.71 km2 (9.93 sq mi)
Elevation
432 m (1,417 ft)
Population
 (2019-01-01[1])
  Total2,429
  Density94/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
549 81
Websitewww.mezimesti.cz

During the German occupation of Czechoslovakia and World War II, in 1944–1945, the Germans operated a subcamp of the Gross-Rosen concentration camp, whose prisoners were Jewish women from Poland and Hungary, transported from the Auschwitz concentration camp.[2]

References

  1. "Population of municipalities of the Czech republic". Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
  2. "Subcamps of KL Gross- Rosen". Gross-Rosen Museum in Rogoźnica. Retrieved 14 June 2020.


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