Jägerndorf

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Jägerndorf is a historic Silesian town (now Krnov in the Czech Republic) known for its strategic and political significance in Central European history.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Jägerndorf canonical 2
Heinzendorf bei Odrau 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (42)

Predicate Object
instanceOf former Silesian town
historic town
settlement
countryAfter1945 Czechoslovakia
countryBefore1945 Germany
countryDuringAustriaHungaryPeriod Austro-Hungarian Empire
surface form: Austria-Hungary
countryDuringAustrianEmpirePeriod Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
surface form: Austrian Empire
countryDuringHabsburgPeriod Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
surface form: Habsburg Monarchy
countrySince1993 Czech Republic
economicRoleHistorical metalworking and machinery
textile industry center
hadStrategicImportance border fortress town
trade routes between Moravia, Silesia and Poland
hasCurrentName Bruntál
surface form: Krnov
hasCzechName Bruntál
surface form: Krnov
hasGermanName Jägerndorf self-link
hasLandmark Krnov Castle (remnant of former ducal seat)
Silesian Evangelical churches
St Martin’s Church
historic town center
hasPolishName Karniow
historicalLanguageMajority German-speaking population
historicalMinorityPopulation Czech population
Jewish community
locatedInHistoricalRegion Silesia
locatedInModernRegion Moravian-Silesian Region
locatedInPresentDay Czech Republic
locatedInSubregion Austrian Silesia
locatedNear Polish border
confluence of the Opava and Opavice rivers
post1945Event expulsion of most ethnic German inhabitants
railwayJunctionSince 19th century
wasAffectedBy Silesian Wars
Thirty Years' War
World War II forced migrations
surface form: World War II population transfers
wasContestedBy Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
surface form: Habsburg Monarchy

Prussia
wasInAdministrativeUnit Austrian Silesia
surface form: Austrian Silesia (Crown land of Cisleithania)

Austrian Silesia
surface form: Province of Silesia (Austrian)
wasPartOf Bohemian Crown
surface form: Lands of the Bohemian Crown

Margraviate of Moravia
surface form: Margraviate of Moravia (administratively at times)
wasSeatOf Duchy of Jägerndorf

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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Gregor Mendel placeOfBirth Jägerndorf
this entity surface form: Heinzendorf bei Odrau
Jägerndorf hasGermanName Jägerndorf self-link