Dětřichov nad Bystřicí

Coordinates: 49°50′3″N 17°24′6″E / 49.83417°N 17.40167°E / 49.83417; 17.40167
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Dětřichov nad Bystřicí
Church of Saint George
Church of Saint George
Flag of Dětřichov nad Bystřicí
Coat of arms of Dětřichov nad Bystřicí
Dětřichov nad Bystřicí is located in Czech Republic
Dětřichov nad Bystřicí
Dětřichov nad Bystřicí
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°50′3″N 17°24′6″E / 49.83417°N 17.40167°E / 49.83417; 17.40167
Country Czech Republic
RegionMoravian-Silesian
DistrictBruntál
First mentioned1317
Area
 • Total28.29 km2 (10.92 sq mi)
Elevation
608 m (1,995 ft)
Population
 (2023-01-01)[1]
 • Total407
 • Density14/km2 (37/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes
793 03, 793 05
Websitewww.obec-detrichov.cz

Dětřichov nad Bystřicí (German: Dittersdorf) is a municipality and village in Bruntál District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.

Administrative parts[edit]

The village of Krahulčí is an administrative part of Dětřichov nad Bystřicí.

Geography[edit]

Dětřichov nad Bystřicí is located about 17 kilometres (11 mi) south of Bruntál and 28 km (17 mi) north of Olomouc. It lies in the Nízký Jeseník range. The highest point is the hill Slunečná at 802 m (2,631 ft) above sea level. The Bystřice River flows through the municipality.

History[edit]

The first written mention of Dětřichov nad Bystřicí is from 1317. Before 1410, the village became part of the Šternberk estate. It remained so until the establishment of an independent municipality in 1850. Krahulčí was a separate municipality until 1960, when it was annexed to Dětřichov nad Bystřicí.[2]

In 1938, after the Munich Agreement, the municipality was annexed by Nazi Germany and administered as a part of Reichsgau Sudetenland. The German speaking population was expelled in 1945 according to the Beneš decrees and replaced by Czech settlers.

Demographics[edit]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869789—    
1880821+4.1%
1890825+0.5%
1900828+0.4%
1910866+4.6%
YearPop.±%
1921921+6.4%
1930835−9.3%
1950596−28.6%
1961715+20.0%
1970700−2.1%
YearPop.±%
1980562−19.7%
1991474−15.7%
2001512+8.0%
2011429−16.2%
2021406−5.4%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Transport[edit]

The I/45 road (the section from Bruntál to the Olomouc Region) passes through the municipality.

Dětřichov nad Bystřicí is located on the railway line OstravaOpava.[5]

Sights[edit]

The main landmark of Dětřichov nad Bystřicí is the Church of Saint George. It was built in the Neoclassical style in 1766–1767, when it replaced an older wooden church. In the first half of the 19th century, it was modified to its present form.[2][6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
  2. ^ a b "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Dětřichov nad Bystřicí. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
  3. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Bruntál" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 1–2.
  4. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  5. ^ "Detail stanice Dětřichov n.Bystřicí" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
  6. ^ "Kostel sv. Jiří" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-03-20.

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