History

The history of Šumvald

Setteling of the upper flow of Oskava

Until the 13th century the settlement of North Moravia reached to the mountains in north which extended in horseshoe shape from Olomouc through Štenberg past Uničov and past today's Usov to the river Morava.Everything else were coverd by widespeards forests where people had still been permanently living.Movement of bordes had happend in 13th and 14th century,when czech element expanded form plane to foothills.There was not enough inhatitants for quicker usage of unsettled areas and natural assets.Plus that local people did know breaking of ore.That is why in the start of 13th century and in 14th cenrury there is foreign colonization-german settlers are comming.

 

Lords from Šumvald

In the second half of the 13th century between Uničov and later castle Sovinec was starting to come up the important aristocratic kin, Lords from Šumvald.They are owners of large village Šumvald and soon of other villages which had been created from their colonization.The first reports about Šumvald and Lords of Šumvald are in documents from 1287.The firs Lord was Oneš from Šumvald.He was very important bailiff,chamberlain of the olomouc justice.On the right there is stamp of Oneš from the end of the 13th century.Any of the Šumvald s branches weren t successful in gathering big property so later lords of Šumvald were only classified as a knight families.
The kin of Lords of Šumvald obtained Žertonín in the first half of the 14th century and it gave their branch parmanent name.That is how was created famous family Lords of Žertonín.In the 158th century rule of Šumvald and Back Sokolom is becomming property of Zvolen and later as a property of lords of Milčín.From 1535 the whole property was slowly handed over to kin of Boskovice and the origin property to Usov.

 

Origin of name Šumvald

Lord Oneš probably got the land in the north and founded there village called ,,Čisté slémě“ or maybe he got this small village with large piece of land on which he founded new village and gave it the name Šumvald,according to the foreign model of the latest Premysl.From language point of view is name Šumvald just normal translation of the czech name to German.,,Slémě“ či Siemeno is the top roof spar or the top of the hill,too.Pure,so beautiful so ,,Čisté Siemeno“(beautiful chine,beautiful top of the hill)so actually the same what is telling to us the name of german Schoenvald.

 
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