Zálesí or Valdek is a small village located in Rychlebské Hory (Reichensteiner Gebirges in German) in the Olomouc Region

Olomouc Region

Olomouc Region is an administrative unit of the Czech Republic, located in the north-western and central part of its historical region of Moravia and in a small part of the historical region of Silesia . It is named for its capital Olomouc.-External links:* *...

 in northeastern part of the Czech Republic

Czech Republic

The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....

. In the past, the village administered the no-longer existing settlement Waldoro and today is a part of the town of Javorník

Javorník (Jeseník District)

Javorník or Javorník u Jeseníku or Javorník ve Slezsku, , is a town in the Jeseník District of the Olomouc Region, Javorník Hook, Czech Republic. It has about 2,900 inhabitants.-Early history:...

. The population according to 2001 census was 20.

History

According to Statistik des Deutschen Reichs, Band 450; Teil II - Sudetendeutsche Gebiete und Memelland Travná had 456 inhabitants in 1930 and the same number declared residency in 1939.

External links

• Website of microregion Javornicko
• Web-page about the Rychlebské Hory and Jeseníky mountains
• Web-page about the Rychlebské Hory region
• Czeska kopalnia uranu Javornik - Zalesie - a study of the abandoned uranium mine in Zálesí (in Polish).
• Dobývání uranu - Zálesí u Javorníka Part 1 und Part 2 - a slideshow with old and modern photos and maps of the uranium mine in Zálesí (in Czech).