Jeseník - Jeseník

Jeseník (until 1947: Frývaldov, German: Freiwaldau) is a town in the region Olomouc (Olomouc) in Czech Republic. The city is located around 110 km north of Olomouc in the mountainous region of the Sudeten at the confluence of the Staritz (Staříč) in the Biela (Bělá). In 2019 it had around 11,200 inhabitants.

background

The city is located in historical Austrian Silesia (which did not come to Prussia in 1742), on the edge of the Jeseníky Mountains (Czech: Hrubý Jeseník, Hohes Gesenke), which in Altvater (Praděd) reaches an altitude of 1491 m. In the 19th century the textile industry developed in the city. After 1945 there was an extensive exchange of population. The historical fabric of the building was affected by numerous new buildings. In the 19th and 20th centuries, almost 100 springs were collected and given monuments, including one by Ludwig Schwanthaler. Jeseník has around 19,500 inhabitants (2019).

getting there

By plane

Next airport in Ostrava, but with a very limited supply.

By train

There are connections via Šumperk to Olomouc and Ostrava (Moravian-Ostrava).

In the street

Jeseník is on the state roads 44that of Mohelnice, where it branches off from the European route E 442, via Šumperk (Mährisch Schönberg) and Jeseník to the Polish border Głuchołazy (Goat neck) leads, and 60that at Javorník (For a long time) reached the Polish border. The fastest way to travel from north-east Germany Wroclaw on, from the Rhine-Main area and southern Germany over Hradec Králové (Königgrätz).

By bicycle

mobility

Tourist Attractions

• The rebuilt around 1800 town hall with octagonal clock tower with onion dome.
• It was rebuilt in the Renaissance style in the 16th century Moated castle of the Prince-Bishop of Wroclaw, in whom from 1794 to 1798 the composer Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf worked.
• The Catholic Church
• The Protestant Church

activities

Cold water baths to Vincenz Prießnitz in the spa park of Graefenberg (Lázné Jeseník).

The city offers good winter sports opportunities in its surroundings (ski area Praděd - Figura).

Museums

• The museum (Vlastivědné muzeum, Zámecké nam. 1) in the moated castle documents town history, mining and the witch trials as well as the development of bathing.
• Priessnitz Museum in Lázné Jeseník.

shop

kitchen

nightlife

accommodation

• Hotel Křížový vrch, Za Pilou 6, Jeseník, 790 01. with observation tower.Price: double 80 EUR.last change: Jul. 2019
• Hotel Koruna, Revolucni 141, Jeseník, 790 01. downtown.Price: Double 27 EUR.last change: Jul. 2019
• Hotel Slovan Comfort, Masarykovo náměstí 23, Jeseník, 790 01. Price: Double 63 EUR.last change: Jul. 2019

health

Practical advice

Individual evidence

Brief information
surface	38.2 km²
Phone code
Post Code	CZ 790 01
Mark	M.
Time zone	UTC 1
Emergency call	112

trips

literature

Web links

https://www.jesenik.org/