Česká Lípa 5th electoral district (Czechoslovakia)

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Česká Lípa 5th electoral district

The Česká Lípa 5th electoral district (German : Wahlkreise V. Böhmisch-Leipa) was a parliamentary constituency in Czechoslovakia. It was one of two parliamentary constituencies with an overwhelming ethnic German majority amongst the voters (the other being the Karlsbad district). [1] The Česká Lípa 5th electoral district elected 13 members of the Chamber of Deputies. [2] In February 1921, the Czechoslovak authorities estimated that the electoral district had a total population of 564,449. [3]

German language West Germanic language

German is a West Germanic language that is mainly spoken in Central Europe. It is the most widely spoken and official or co-official language in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, South Tyrol (Italy), the German-speaking Community of Belgium, and Liechtenstein. It is also one of the three official languages of Luxembourg and a co-official language in the Opole Voivodeship in Poland. The languages which are most similar to German are the other members of the West Germanic language branch: Afrikaans, Dutch, English, the Frisian languages, Low German/Low Saxon, Luxembourgish, and Yiddish. There are also strong similarities in vocabulary with Danish, Norwegian and Swedish, although those belong to the North Germanic group. German is the second most widely spoken Germanic language, after English.

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Geographic coverage

The constituency covered Benešov nad Ploučnicí, Česká Kamenice, Česká Lípa, Chabařovice, Chrastava, Cvikov, Děčín, Dubá, Jablonné v Podještědí, Lipová, Litoměřice, Mimoň, Nový Bor, Rumburk, Šluknov, Štětí, Úštěk, Ústí nad Labem and Varnsdorf. [4] For elections to the Czechoslovak Senate the areas of the 5th Chamber of Deputies electoral district were included in the 3rd Senate electoral district (Mladá Boleslav). [5]

Benešov nad Ploučnicí Town in Czech Republic

Benešov nad Ploučnicí is a town in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. A beautiful castle in Saxon Renaissance style closes the main place.

Česká Kamenice Town in Czech Republic

Česká Kamenice is a town in Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has around 5,500 inhabitants.

Česká Lípa City in Czech Republic

Česká Lípa is a city in the Czech Republic. It is the district seat and the largest city of the Česká Lípa District in the Liberec Region, with a population of 37,405. The Ploučnice River flows through the city, approximately 25 mi (40 km) from its source. Česká Lípa is divided into 14 municipal districts. Approximately 9 mi (15 km) south of Česká Lípa lies the summer resort of Lake Mácha. Česká Lípa lies 23 mi (38 km) west of Liberec and 42 mi (67 km) north of Prague, counting distances between city borders.

Deputies elected

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Vinzenz Kraus in 1907
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Hans Krebs in 1938

Amongst the deputies elected from the 5th electoral district in the Czechoslovak parliamentary election, 1920 were Franz Beutel (DSAP, elected to the Senate from the 3rd district in 1925 and 1929), Karl Čermak (DSAP, died in October 1924, replaced by Rudolf Schiller), Rudolf Fischer (DSAP, contested the Senate election in 1925), Ernst Grünzner (DSAP, re-elected in 1925 and 1929, elected to the Senate in 1935 from the 3rd district), Eduard Hausmann (DSAP, resigned his seat in February 1925), Irene Kirpal (DSAP, re-elected in 1925, 1929 and 1935), Josef Schweichhart (DSAP, re-elected in 1925 and 1929), Josef Böhr (DCSVP, elected to the Senate from the 3rd district in 1925 and 1929), Franz Seraphim Heller (BdL, re-elected in 1925 and 1930), Franz Krepek (BdL, elected to the Senate from the 3rd district in 1925), Josef Kleibl (DNP, re-elected in 1925 and 1929, resigned from DNP October 10, 1933 and remained an independent), Vinzenz Kraus (DNP, re-elected in 1925, died in March 1926), Leo Wenzel (DNSAP, re-elected in 1925, elected to the Senate from the 3rd district in 1929). [6] [7]

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Hans Krebs of DNSAP was one of the deputies from the 5th electoral district from 1925 until 1933. [8] Franz May of the Sudeten German Party was one of the deputies from the district from 1935 until 1938. [9]

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Sudeten German Party political party

The Sudeten German Party was created by Konrad Henlein under the name Sudetendeutsche Heimatfront on 1 October 1933, some months after the First Czechoslovak Republic had outlawed the German National Socialist Workers' Party. In April 1935, the party was renamed Sudetendeutsche Partei following a mandatory demand of the Czechoslovak government. The name was officially changed to Sudeten German and Carpathian German Party in November 1935.

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References

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  2. ↑ Czechoslovakia (1935). Prager Archiv für Gesetzgebung und Rechtsprechung. H. Mercy. p. 425.
  3. ↑ Zborník Ústavu marxizmu-leninizmu a Filozofickej fakulty Univerzity Komenského: Historica. Slovenské pedagogické nakladatels̕tvo. 1981. p. 112.
  4. ↑ Balling, p. 306
  5. ↑ Balling, p. 370
  6. ↑ Balling, pp. 252, 306–309, 311, 375–376
  7. ↑ Jan N. Berwid-Buquoy (2005). Integration und Separation der Sudetendeutschen in der ČSR (1918–1920): Theorien der Nationalismen. Herbia. p. 198.
  8. ↑ Lilla, Döring, Schultz, p. 340
  9. ↑ Lilla, Döring, Schultz, p. 406
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