Úsov

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Úsov (German: Mährisch Aussee, Yiddish: Asyva) is a small city located in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic.

There was a castle since the 13th century. In 1487 the lords of Vlasim modified the castle, which was later in the possession of the lords of Boskovice. In 1622 Emperor Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor presented the town to Prince Karl I of Liechtenstein, on condition that none but Catholics should be permitted to reside there; and as late as 1834, out of a population of 4,534, only 24 were Protestants. In 1860 there were 245 houses in Aussee with 2662 inhabitants, of whom 950 were Jewish. Since the 17th 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.