Karlovice (Bruntál District)

Karlovice
Karlovice
Municipality
	View of Karlovice
	Flag Coat of arms
	Karlovice Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 50°6′20″N 17°26′45″E / 50.10556°N 17.44583°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Moravian-Silesian
District	Bruntál
First mentioned	1558
Area
• Total	21.63 km2 (8.35 sq mi)
Elevation	480 m (1,570 ft)
Population (2023-01-01)
• Total	1,012
• Density	47/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	793 26
Website	www.karlovice.eu

Karlovice (German: Karlsthal) is a municipality and village in Bruntál District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,000 inhabitants.

Administrative parts[edit]

The village of Zadní Ves is an administrative part of Karlovice.

Geography[edit]

Karlovice is located about 13 kilometres (8 mi) north of Bruntál and 64 km (40 mi) northeast of Ostrava. It lies on the border between three mountain ranges: Zlatohorská Highlands, Nízký Jeseník and Hrubý Jeseník. Most of the municipal territory lies in the Zlatohorská Highlands. The highest point is near the top of the Větrník mountain at 842 m (2,762 ft) above sea level. The built-up area lies in the valley of the Opava River.

History[edit]

The first written mention of Karlovice is from 1558, then called Hütten. The village was destroyed during the Thirty Years' War and renewed in the 18th century.^[2]

During the World War II, the German occupiers operated the E733 forced labour subcamp of the Stalag VIII-B/344 prisoner-of-war camp in the village.^[3]

Demographics[edit]

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	2,616	—
1880	2,595	−0.8%
1890	2,491	−4.0%
1900	2,214	−11.1%
1910	2,151	−2.8%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	2,026	−5.8%
1930	2,186	+7.9%
1950	1,062	−51.4%
1961	1,270	+19.6%
1970	1,152	−9.3%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	1,037	−10.0%
1991	1,062	+2.4%
2001	1,148	+8.1%
2011	1,030	−10.3%
2021	971	−5.7%

Source: Censuses^[4]^[5]

Sights[edit]

The Church of Saint John of Nepomuk was built in the late Baroque style in 1777–1779.^[2]

An important technical monument is a former scythe manufactory. It is a timbered two-storey house dating from around 1600, modified to its present form in 1759. Today it houses a local museum that focuses primarily on forestry.^[2] The building is protected as a national cultural monument.^[6]

Gallery[edit]

Church of Saint John of Nepomuk
Local museum

References[edit]

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Naše obec" (in Czech). Obec Karlovice. Retrieved 2022-03-15.
^ "Working Parties". Lamsdorf.com. Archived from the original on 29 October 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Krnov" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 5–6.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Kosárna" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-04-18.

External links[edit]

Official website

[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.

[about-2] "Naše obec" (in Czech). Obec Karlovice. Retrieved 2022-03-15.

[3] "Working Parties". Lamsdorf.com. Archived from the original on 29 October 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2021.

[4] "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Krnov" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 5–6.

[5] "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

[6] "Kosárna" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-04-18.

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