Petrov nad Desnou
Petrov nad Desnou | |
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 Main road; Hrubý Jeseník in the background | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Petrov nad Desnou Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°0′20″N 17°2′40″E / 50.00556°N 17.04444°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Olomouc |
| District | Šumperk |
| First mentioned | 1354 |
| Area | |
• Total | 12.09 km2 (4.67 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 365 m (1,198 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 1,217 |
| • Density | 100/km2 (260/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 788 14, 788 16 |
| Website | www |
Petrov nad Desnou (until 1955 Petrovice nad Desnou; German: Petersdorf an der Tess) is a municipality and village in Šumperk District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,200 inhabitants.
Administrative parts
[edit]The village of Terezín is an administrative part of Petrov nad Desnou.
Geography
[edit]Petrov nad Desnou is located about 6 kilometres (4 mi) northeast of Šumperk and 48 km (30 mi) north of Olomouc. It lies in the Hanušovice Highlands. The highest point is the hill Petrovský vrch at 778 m (2,552 ft) above sea level. It is situated at the confluence of the Desná and Merta rivers.
History
[edit]The first written mention of Petrov nad Desnou is from 1354. From 1980 to 2009, it was part of Sobotín. On 1 January 2010, Petrov nad Desnou became a separate municipality.[2]
Demographics
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Transport
[edit]The I/11 road (the section from Šumperk to Ostrava) passes through the municipality.
Petrov nad Desnou is located on the railway line Nezamyslice–Kouty nad Desnou via Olomouc.[5]
Sights
[edit]There are no protected cultural monuments in the municipality.[6] A landmark is the Chapel of Saint Roch.
References
[edit]- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 17 May 2024.
- ^ "O obci" (in Czech). Obec Petrov nad Desnou. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 21 December 2015.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 27 March 2021.
- ^ "Detail stanice Petrov n.Desnou" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
- ^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Petrov nad Desnou". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
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