- Rothenbaum
Rothenbaum ( _de. red tree) was a
Sudetenland hamlet, situated about 1 km east of the border toBavaria .Following the
Expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovakia after World War II , the deserted place, now calledČervené Dřevo , was destroyed, andCzechoslovakian border fortifications during the Cold War were installed.In the late 1990s, the expellees erected a memorial in the ruins of the church.
In todays
Czech Republic , the closest inhabited place isFleky ("Flecken ", German for "spot"). The next village isChudenin (Chudiwa ), the next town is about 7km away,Nyrsko (Neuern ).See also
* "
Am Rothenbaum ", site of theHamburg Masters tennis tournament in HamburgsRotherbaum quarterExternal links
* http://rothenbaum.com/ (map of the "Pfarrei Rothenbaum im Böhmerwald")
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