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Dětřichov nad Bystřicí

Coordinates: 49°50′3″N 17°24′6″E / 49.83417°N 17.40167°E / 49.83417; 17.40167
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Dětřichov nad Bystřicí
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Coordinates: 49°50′3″N 17°24′6″E / 49.83417°N 17.40167°E / 49.83417; 17.40167
CountryFile:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic
RegionMoravian-Silesian
DistrictBruntál
First mentioned1317
Area
 • Total
28.29 km2 (10.92 sq mi)
Elevation
608 m (1,995 ft)
Population
 (2026-01-01)[1]
 • Total
404
 • Density14.3/km2 (37.0/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes
793 03, 793 05
Websitewww.obec-detrichov.cz

Dětřichov nad Bystřicí (German: Dittersdorf) is a municipality and village in Bruntál District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Dětřichov nad Bystřicí consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]

  • Dětřichov nad Bystřicí (398)
  • Krahulčí (8)

Geography

Dětřichov nad Bystřicí is located about 17 kilometres (11 mi) south of Bruntál and 28 km (17 mi) north of Olomouc. It lies in the Nízký Jeseník range. The highest point is the hill Slunečná at 802 m (2,631 ft) above sea level. The Bystřice River flows through the municipality.

History

The first written mention of Dětřichov nad Bystřicí is from 1317. Before 1410, the village became part of the Šternberk estate. It remained so until the establishment of an independent municipality in 1850. Krahulčí was a separate municipality until 1960, when it was annexed to Dětřichov nad Bystřicí.[3]

In 1938, after the Munich Agreement, the municipality was annexed by Nazi Germany and administered as a part of the Reichsgau Sudetenland. The German-speaking population was expelled in 1945 according to the Beneš decrees and replaced by Czech settlers.

Demographics

Transport

The I/45 road (the section from Bruntál to the Olomouc Region) runs through the municipality.

Dětřichov nad Bystřicí is located on the railway line Ostrava–Opava.[6]

Sights

The main landmark of Dětřichov nad Bystřicí is the Church of Saint George. It was built in the Neoclassical style in 1766–1767, when it replaced an older wooden church. In the first half of the 19th century, it was modified to its present form.[3][7]

References

  1. ↑ "Population in municipalities as at 1. 1". DataStat. Czech Statistical Office. 2026-05-18.
  2. ↑ "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in čeština). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Historie" (in čeština). Obec Dětřichov nad Bystřicí. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
  4. ↑ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in čeština). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
  5. ↑ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  6. ↑ "Station details Dětřichov n.Bystřicí". České dráhy. Retrieved 2026-08-25.
  7. ↑ "Kostel sv. Jiří" (in čeština). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
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