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Pradědem (Czech pronunciation: [ˈvr̩bno ˈpotpraɟɛdɛm]; German:
Würbenthal) is a town in the Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech
Republic. It is located on the Opava River and has 6,072
inhabitants.   Austrian KK stamp cancelled after 1850 WÜRBENTHAL
Germans settlers founded the town in 1611. It was named after
Heinrich von Würben, an influential citizen.[1]  Until 1918,
WÜRBENTHAL was part of the Austrian monarchy (Austria side after
the compromise of 1867), in the Freudenthal (Bruntál District),
one of the 8 Bezirkshauptmannschaften in Austrian Silesia.[2]
According to the census of 1910 the town had 3,614 inhabitants,
3,519 of whom had permanent residence there. The census
questioned also the native language: 3,519 (100%) were German-
speaking. Most populous religious groups were Roman Catholics
with 3,293 (91.1%), followed by Protestants with 307 (8.5%).[3]
In 1938, it was occupied b