Rýmařov

Rýmařov (Czech pronunciation: [ˈriːmar̝of]; German: Römerstadt) is a town in the Bruntál District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic. It has a population of 8,856 as of 25 Mar 2010. The town Römerstadt (Rýmařov) was established by German immigrants in 1278. In December 1930, the town had 6,108 inhabitants. On May 17, 1939, there were 5,859 inhabitants, and on May 22, 1947 there were 4,230 inhabitants. About 98% of the town's population were German-speaking. However, because of the Beneš decrees of 1945 the entire German population, with the exception of a few skilled workers, was forcibly deported to Germany and Austria. Today the town is overwhelmingly Czech-speaking. The town includes the neighbourhoods of: Municipal Museum in...