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The Olomouc language island was a German-speaking area within the Czech-speaking area of central Moravia. It centered on the city of Olomouc, including the city centre, south and west suburbs and several villages on the south and the west. These areas also hosted Czech communities. The Olomouc language island ceased to exist after the expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovakia in 1945 and 1946.

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History

During the second half of the 19th century Olomouc was a German city with a significant Czech minority. German villages were near Olomouc (Neředín, Nová Ulice, Povel, Nové Sady, Nový Svět, Nemilany, Kyselov, Slavonín, Hněvotín and Nedvězí). During the time when Karl Brandhuber was the city's mayor, the Czech minority was culturaly suppressed. After the end of the First World War the surrounding areas were merged with the Olomouc and relative harmony obtained between the two groups. After the Second World War, however, the German community from Olomouc and German villages were expelled.

After expulsion

Former German inhabitants from Olomouc established a club, Heimatverband Olmütz und Mittelmähren in Nördlingen and made a connection among these people. The club publishes Olmützer Blätter magazine.

Literature

  • Bieberle, Josef: Olomoučtí Němci. K padesátému výročí jejich přesídlení. 1. Mezi dvěma světovými válkami. Střední Morava 3/1996, pp. 4–12.
  • Bieberle, Josef: Olomoučtí Němci. K padesátému výročí jejich přesídlení. 2. Poválečný rozchod. Střední Morava 4/1997, pp. 4–22.
  • Die Olmützer Sprachinsel (mit einer Karte). Wien 1919.
  • Hájek, Martin: Odsun Němců z Olomouce. Vrahovice 2013. ISBN 978-80-260-4099-6.
  • Kux, Johann: Die deutschen Siedlungen um Olmütz: ein volksbodengeschichtliches Quellenwerk bis 1918, mit 47 Bildtafeln, 10 Karten und 8 Tabellen Besitzerreihen. Olmütz 1943.
  • Mezihorák, František: Olomoučtí Němci po druhé světové válce: Svaz domoviny Olomouce a střední Moravy = Olmützer Deutsche nach dem zweiten Weltkrieg: (Heimatverband Olmütz und Mittelmähren). Olomouc 2008. ISBN 978-80-7182-251-6.
  • Šebestová, Pavlína: Die Olmützer Sprachinsel - Gedächtnis des Ortes und konkrete Schicksale der damaligen deutschen Bewohner. Ostrava 2010. (Bachelor´s thesis written on the University of Ostrava)

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