Úsov (German: Mährisch Aussee, Yiddish: Asyva) is a small town in Šumperk District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,200 inhabitants.
The first written mention of Úsov is from 1260. The castle was built around 1250. In 1487 the lords of House of Vlašim modified the castle, which was later given into the possession of the lords of Boskovice. In 1622 Emperor Ferdinand II presented the town to Prince Karl I of Liechtenstein, on condition that none but Catholics should be permitted to reside there. As late as 1834, out of a population of 4,534, only 24 were Protestants. In 1860 there were 245 houses in Aussee with 2,662 inhabitants, of whom 950 were Jewish.From the 17th century until 1945, the castle was in the possession of the princes of Liechtenstein.
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