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![[Jeseník town flag]](../images/c/cz-je_je.gif)
by Jarig Bakker, 8 Aug 2001
![[Jeseník town old flag]](../images/c/cz-je-je.gif)
by Jarig Bakker, 24 Mar 2001
Jesenik (district Jeseník) as village on the confluence of Bela nad
Staric was first mentioned in 1267. A town Frywaldov (Freiwaldau) was mentioned
in 1295. Its development is connected with ore mining, supported by the
Princes of Nisa: the bishops of Vratislav (Wroclaw, Poland). The seat of
the administrators of the bishops was Fryvaldov Castle (Feste). From 1651-84
many witch-trials made the town notorious. In 1831 Vinzenz Priessnitz started
a Spa in nearby Gräfenberg village (now Lazne Jesenik). The Czech government
established on 15th February 1996 (effective 1 Jan 1996) the new district
Jesenik.
The Coa was granted by bishop Jan Thurzo - which is the reason why
the Lower Silesian eagle of Wroclaw (Breslau) was placed here. The flag
is horizontally striped green - black - yellow. In the center of the field
is the coat of arms, reaching from the middle of the green stripe to the middle
of the yellow stripe.
Aleš Křížan, 21 Dec 2000.
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