Bernartice (Jeseník District)

Bernartice
Bernartice
Municipality
	Centre of Bernartice
	Flag Coat of arms
	Bernartice Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 50°23′23″N 17°4′42″E / 50.38972°N 17.07833°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Olomouc
District	Jeseník
First mentioned	1291
Area
• Total	28.55 km2 (11.02 sq mi)
Elevation	247 m (810 ft)
Population (2023-01-01)
• Total	868
• Density	30/km2 (79/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	790 57
Website	bernartice.eu

Bernartice (German: Barzdorf) is a municipality and village in Jeseník District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants.

Administrative parts[edit]

Villages of Buková and Horní Heřmanice are administrative parts of Bernartice.

Geography[edit]

Bernartice is located about 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of Jeseník and 88 km (55 mi) north of Olomouc, on the border with Poland. It lies on the border between the Vidnava Lowlands and Žulová Hilly Land. The village of Bernartice is situated along the Vojtovický Creek.

History[edit]

The first written mention of Bernartice is from 1291.^[2] It was part of fragmented Piast-ruled Poland. As a result of further fragmentation it soon became part of the Duchy of Nysa, which later on passed under Bohemian suzerainty, and following the duchy's dissolution in 1850, it was incorporated directly into Bohemia. Following World War I, from 1918, it formed part of Czechoslovakia, and from 1938 to 1945 it was occupied by Germany.

During World War II, the Germans operated the E461 forced labour subcamp of the Stalag VIII-B/344 prisoner-of-war camp in the village.^[3]

Demographics[edit]

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	3,057	—
1880	3,368	+10.2%
1890	3,063	−9.1%
1900	2,951	−3.7%
1910	2,810	−4.8%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	2,623	−6.7%
1930	2,631	+0.3%
1950	1,200	−54.4%
1961	1,188	−1.0%
1970	1,067	−10.2%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	898	−15.8%
1991	884	−1.6%
2001	911	+3.1%
2011	838	−8.0%
2021	783	−6.6%

Source: Censuses^[4]^[5]

Sights[edit]

The main landmark of Bernartice is the Church of Saints Peter and Paul. It is a Baroque building with a Gothic core.^[6]

Notable people[edit]

Josef Jüttner (1775–1848), cartographer and army general

References[edit]

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Bernartice. Retrieved 2022-01-24.
^ "Working Parties". Lamsdorf.com. Archived from the original on 29 October 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Jeseník" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 1–2.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Kostel sv. Petra a Pavla se hřbitovem" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-05-20.

External links[edit]

Official website

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

[2] "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Bernartice. Retrieved 2022-01-24.

[3] "Working Parties". Lamsdorf.com. Archived from the original on 29 October 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2021.

[4] "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Jeseník" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 1–2.

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

[6] "Kostel sv. Petra a Pavla se hřbitovem" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-05-20.

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