Cerná Hora (Blansko District)
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Cerná Hora
Černá Hora means black mountain in Czech, and in the Czech Republic, it is used for Montenegro. It may refer to:* Černá hora , a peak in the Šumava mountains, the Vltava source lies near it* Černá hora , a peak in Jizera Mountains...

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Černá Hora is a market town
Market town
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 in the South Moravian Region
South Moravian Region
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 of the Czech Republic
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. It has around 1,900 inhabitants.

Name of the place (literary black mountain) come from a hill whose vegetation is darker than the neighbourhood.

Several trade paths crossed this place. First written mention about the location comes from 1279. Since 1390 it acquired township privileges. In Latin
Latin
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 texts the place is called Nigromons or Czernahora in German
German language
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texts Czernahora.

A castle with a church building inside the park are examples of preserved historical architecture and are protected by the state.

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