Světlá Hora
| Světlá Hora | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Municipality and village | |||
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St. Barbara church | |||
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| Coordinates: 50°03′11″N 17°22′53″E / 50.0531°N 17.3814°ECoordinates: 50°03′11″N 17°22′53″E / 50.0531°N 17.3814°E | |||
| Country |
 Czech Republic | ||
| Region | Moravian-Silesian Region | ||
| District | Bruntál District | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 16.59 sq mi (42.97 km2) | ||
| Elevation | 1,886 ft (575 m) | ||
| Population (2011) | |||
| • Total | 1,471 | ||
| • Density | 89/sq mi (34/km2) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
Světlá Hora is a village and municipality in Bruntál District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic.
The town of Světlá was the location of the Lichtewerden labor camp, established on 11 November 1944 as a subcamp of Auschwitz III-Monowitz.[1]
References
- ↑ United States Holocaust Memorial Museum,Encyclopedia of Camps and Ghettos, 1933-1945, 1:263. Bloomington:Indiana University Press (2009)
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