Petrov nad Desnou

Petrov nad Desnou
Petrov nad Desnou
Municipality
	I/11 road, Hrubý Jeseník in the background
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	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 (2023-01-01)
• Total	1,223
• Density	100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes	788 14, 788 16
Website	www.petrovnaddesnou.cz

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 km (4 mi) northeast of Šumperk and 48 km (30 mi) northwest of Olomouc. It lies in the Hanušovice Highlands. 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]

References[edit]

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 23 May 2023.
^ "O obci" (in Czech). Obec Petrov nad Desnou. Retrieved 24 January 2022.

External links[edit]

Official website

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

[2] "O obci" (in Czech). Obec Petrov nad Desnou. Retrieved 24 January 2022.

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