Andělská Hora (Bruntál District)

Andělská Hora
Town
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Coordinates: 50°3′39″N 17°23′21″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Moravian-Silesian
District	Bruntál
Founded	1540
Government
• Mayor	Miroslav Novotný
Area
• Total	15.90 km2 (6.14 sq mi)
Elevation	640 m (2,100 ft)
Population  (2026-01-01)
• Total	355
• Density	22.3/km2 (57.8/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	793 32
Website	www.andelskahora.info

Andělská Hora (German: Engelsberg) is a town in Bruntál District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Andělská Hora consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):

• Andělská Hora (348)
• Pustá Rudná (13)

Etymology

The name Andělská Hora means 'angel mountain' in Czech.

Geography

Andělská Hora is located about 9 kilometres (6 mi) northwest of Bruntál and 52 km (32 mi) north of Olomouc. It lies in the Hrubý Jeseník mountain range. The highest point is the mountain Vysoká hora at 1,031 m (3,383 ft) above sea level.

History

Andělská Hora was founded in 1540 as a mining town. In 1553 it received a mining register and in 1556 it was furnished with all necessary permissions for mining by Jan the Elder of Vrbno and Bruntál. After the Thirty Years' War, the town was given to the Teutonic Order, which owned it until 1639.

According to the Austro-Hungarian census of 1910, the village had 1,789 inhabitants, 1,767 (99.7%) were German-speaking. Most populous religious group were Roman Catholics with 1,761 (98.4%).

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	2,270	—
1880	2,353	+3.7%
1890	2,270	−3.5%
1900	2,043	−10.0%
1910	1,789	−12.4%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	1,435	−19.8%
1930	1,417	−1.3%
1950	514	−63.7%
1961	579	+12.6%
1970	501	−13.5%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	419	−16.4%
1991	384	−8.4%
2001	383	−0.3%
2011	362	−5.5%
2021	361	−0.3%

Source: Censuses

Transport

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights

A wooden church existed here already in 1500, but was burned down during the Thirty Years' War. The Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary was built in the early Baroque style in 1672 and was reconstructed in 1734, after it was damaged by the fire in 1732. It is the landmark of the village. In front of the church stands a Baroque statue of Saint John of Nepomuk from 1724.

On the town square are an Empire sandstone cross from 1815 and several late Baroque houses from the second half of the 18th century.

On the hill called Anenský vrch is the Church of Saint Anne. This pilgrimage church was originally a wooden chapel, built in 1694–⁠1696. The current church was built in 1766–1772. A linden alley with the Stations of the Cross leads to the church.

Notable people

• Albert Schindler (1805–1861), Austrian Biedermeier painter and engraver
• Eduard Schön (1825–1879), Silesian-Austrian composer
• Moritz Jursitzky (1861–1936), Silesian-Austrian writer

Twin towns – sister cities

Andělská Hora is twinned with:

• Reńska Wieś, Poland

External links

• Official website