Úsov
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Úsov (German: Mährisch Aussee) is a small city located in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic.
There was a castle since the 13. century. In 1487 the lords of Vlasim modified the castle, which was later in the possession of the lords of Boskovice. Since the 17.century until 1945 the castle was in the possession of the princes of Liechtenstein. The main pieces of the museum in the castle nowadays are the trophies of the hunting expeditions of the princes of Liechtenstein.
In 1852 the Mährisch-schlesische Forstlehranstalt (moravian-silesian silviculture school) was founded in Úsov, but in 1867 transferred to Eulenberg.
Úsov had not only a large German population, but also one of the largest Jewish communities in sudetia. Even today the former synagogue is there.
