Jindřichovice (Sokolov District)
| Jindřichovice | |||
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| Municipality and village | |||
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| Coordinates: 50°17′00″N 12°37′29″E / 50.2833°N 12.6247°ECoordinates: 50°17′00″N 12°37′29″E / 50.2833°N 12.6247°E | |||
| Country |
 Czech Republic | ||
| Region | Karlovy Vary Region | ||
| District | Sokolov District | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 17.15 sq mi (44.41 km2) | ||
| Elevation | 2,119 ft (646 m) | ||
| Population (2011) | |||
| • Total | 506 | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
Jindřichovice (German: Heinrichsgrün) is a village and municipality in Sokolov District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic.
History
 Austrian KK 15 kreuzer stamp, cancelled HEINRICHSGRÜN in 1897 |
Until 1918, HEINRICHSGRÜN was part of the Austrian monarchy (Austria side after the compromise of 1867), in the GRASLITZ (Kraslice) district, one of the 94 Bezirkshauptmannschaften in Bohemia.[1]
In 1938, it was occupied by the Nazi army as one of the municipalities in Sudetenland. The German-speaking population was expelled in 1945 (see the Beneš decrees) and replaced by Czech settlers.
References
- ↑ Die postalischen Abstempelungen auf den österreichischen Postwertzeichen-Ausgaben 1867, 1883 und 1890, Wilhelm KLEIN, 1967
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