10-652: Halbstadt is German for 'half-city'. It may refer to: Meziměstí ( Halbstadt formerly in German), a town in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic Molotschna ( Halbstadt formerly in German), a Russian Mennonite settlement in Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine Molochansk , the current name of the above settlement, now a city Halbstadt, subcamp of
20-583: A subcamp of the Gross-Rosen concentration camp , whose prisoners were Jewish women from Poland and Hungary, transported from the Auschwitz concentration camp . After World War II , the German population was expelled and replaced by Czech settlers. During the 1960s and 1970s, intensive housing construction took place here. In 1992, Meziměstí received the town status. There are six border crossings with Poland in
30-575: Is a town in Náchod District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic . It has about 2,300 inhabitants. The villages of Březová, Pomeznice, Ruprechtice, Starostín and Vižňov are administrative parts of Meziměstí. Březová forms an exclave of the municipal territory. Meziměstí is located about 23 kilometres (14 mi) northeast of Náchod and 16 km (10 mi) south of
40-462: Is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Mieroszów , within Wałbrzych County , Lower Silesian Voivodeship , in south-western Poland , near the border with the Czech Republic . It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) south-east of Mieroszów , 17 kilometres (11 mi) south of Wałbrzych , and 80 kilometres (50 mi) south-west of the regional capital Wrocław . Göhlenau
50-504: Is from 1408, under the name Dolní Vižňov. From 1434, it was called by its German name Halbstadt. In 1499, it became a property of Benedictine Broumov Monastery. The abbots of the monastery set up a summer residence here. In the late 19th century, Meziměstí was industrialized. In 1918, it received its Czech name. During the German occupation of Czechoslovakia in 1944–1945, the Germans operated
60-555: Is privately owned. The Church of Saint Anne in Vižňov, designed by K. I. Dientzenhofer, was built in 1724–1727. The Church of Saint James the Great in Ruprechtice was built in 1720–1723 according to the design by architect Christoph Dientzenhofer . Both these Baroque churches are very valuable and are protected as national cultural monuments . Goli%C5%84sk Golińsk [ˈɡɔliɲsk]
70-502: The Nazi Gross-Rosen concentration camp Deutscher Nationalkreis Halbstadt, the German name of Russia's Nemetsky National District Galbshtadt ( Halbstadt ), the administrative center of Nemetsky National District [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
80-661: The Polish city of Wałbrzych . It borders Poland in the west and north. It lies in the Broumov Highlands , in the Broumovsko Protected Landscape Area . The highest point of Meziměstí and one of the two highest mountains of the whole Broumov Highlands is the Ruprechtický Špičák mountain at 881 m (2,890 ft) above sea level. The Ścinawka River flows through the town. The first written mention of Meziměstí
90-418: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Halbstadt&oldid=869099232 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Mezim%C4%9Bst%C3%AD Meziměstí ( German : Halbstadt )
100-458: The municipal territory. In addition to four pedestrian crossings, there is the road crossing Starostín / Golińsk and the railway crossing Meziměstí / Mieroszów . Meziměstí is located on the railway line Broumov – Starkoč . A valuable Baroque building is the Meziměstí Castle. It was built according to the plans of the architect Kilian Ignaz Dientzenhofer in 1750. Today the building
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