Stará Červená Voda

Stará Červená Voda (German: Alt Rothwasser) is a village and municipality (obec) in Jeseník District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic.

Stará Červená Voda
Municipality
Church of Corpus Christi
Flag Coat of arms
Stará Červená Voda
Coordinates: 50°20′39″N 17°11′47″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Olomouc
District	Jeseník
Area
• Total	36.67 km^2 (14.16 sq mi)
Elevation	304 m (997 ft)
Population  (2012)
• Total	687
• Density	19/km^2 (49/sq mi)
Postal code	790 53
Website	http://www.staracervenavoda.cz

The municipality covers an area of 36.67 square kilometres (14.16 sq mi), and has a population of 648 (as at 3 July 2006).

Stará Červená Voda lies approximately 13 kilometres (8 mi) north of Jeseník, 84 km (52 mi) north of Olomouc, and 200 km (124 mi) east of Prague.

During the Second World War the village was the base for a working party (E433) of British and Commonwealth prisoners of war, under the administration of Stalag VIII-B/344 at Łambinowice (then known as Lamsdorf) in Poland. In January 1945, as the Soviet armies resumed their offensive and advanced into Germany, the prisoners were marched westward in the so-called Long March or Death March. Many of them died from the bitter cold and exhaustion. The lucky ones got far enough to the west to be liberated by the allied armies after some four months of travelling on foot in appalling conditions.[1]

References

1. "Stalag VIIIB 344 Lamsdorf". Stalag VIIIB 344 Lamsdorf. Retrieved 2016-11-09.

• Olomouc Regional Statistical Office: Municipalities of Jeseník District