Břidličná

Břidličná
Town
The town seen from the southeast
Flag Coat of arms
Břidličná Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°54′50″N 17°22′25″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Moravian-Silesian
District	Bruntál
First mentioned	1320
Government
• Mayor	Miroslav Kladníček
Area
• Total	25.77 km2 (9.95 sq mi)
Population  (2019-01-01)
• Total	3,129
• Density	120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	793 51
Website	www.mu-bridlicna.cz

Břidličná (Czech pronunciation: [ˈbr̝ɪdlɪtʃnaː]; formerly Frýdlant nad Moravicí, German: Friedland an der Mohra) is a town in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic about 12 km southeast of Bruntál. The town lies in the Jeseníky Mountains and has a population of around 3,000.

History

Břidličná nad Moravicí was first mentioned in a document dating from 1320. In 1950 was changed the name of the town to Břidličná. The town status was returned to Břidličná in 1973.

Tourist sites

• Catholic parish church of the three holy kings, 1577
• Catholic memorial church of Joseph II, 1911
• Baroque sculpture of John of Nepomuk, 1766.

Parts of the town

• Albrechtice u Rýmařova
• Břidličná
• Vajglov

External links

• Media related to Břidličná at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website (in Czech)
• Cultural and Sport Ezine of Bridlicna - czech