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Nové Heřminovy

Coordinates: 50°1′25″N 17°31′42″E / 50.02361°N 17.52833°E / 50.02361; 17.52833
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Nové Heřminovy
Municipality
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Coordinates: 50°1′25″N 17°31′42″E / 50.02361°N 17.52833°E / 50.02361; 17.52833
CountryFile:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic
RegionMoravian-Silesian
DistrictBruntál
First mentioned1406
Area
 • Total
11.03 km2 (4.26 sq mi)
Elevation
392 m (1,286 ft)
Population
 (2026-01-01)[1]
 • Total
321
 • Density29.1/km2 (75.4/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
792 01
Websitewww.noveherminovy.eu

Nové Heřminovy (German: Neu Erbersdorf) is a municipality and village in Bruntál District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Nové Heřminovy consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]

  • Nové Heřminovy (236)
  • Kunov (93)

Geography

Nové Heřminovy is located about 6 kilometres (4 mi) northeast of Bruntál and 54 km (34 mi) northwest of Ostrava, in the historical region of Czech Silesia. It lies in the Nízký Jeseník range. The highest point is the hill Střelná at 591 m (1,939 ft) above sea level.

The Opava River flows through the municipality. The Nové Heřminovy Reservoir with an area of about 130 ha (320 acres) is planned to be built on the river.[3]

History

The first written mention of Nové Heřminovy is from 1406. It was part of the Duchy of Krnov. The village greatly suffered during the Thirty Years' War and Napoleonic Wars. The railway was built in 1871, which helped the further development of the village.[4]

In 2019, Kunov, previously a municipal part of Bruntál, was joined to the municipality.[5]

Demographics

Transport

The I/45 road from Bruntál to Krnov runs through the municipality.

Nové Heřminovy is located on a railway line of local importance heading from Vrbno pod Pradědem to Milotice nad Opavou.

Sights

The main landmark of Nové Heřminovy is the Chapel of the Holy Trinity. It was built in the Neoclassical style, probably in the mid-19th century. Next to the chapel is a stone wayside cross dating from 1733.[8]

Notes

  1. ↑ Including Kunov, which has been part of Bruntál since 2019.

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. ↑ "O přehradě" (in čeština). Povodí Odry. Retrieved 2026-08-26.
  4. ↑ "Historie obce" (in čeština). Obec Nové Heřminovy. Retrieved 2026-08-26.
  5. ↑ "Kunov již není součástí Bruntálu, ale Nových Heřminov" (in čeština). Město Bruntál. 2019-07-16. Retrieved 2026-09-19.
  6. ↑ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in čeština). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
  7. ↑ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  8. ↑ "Kaple Nejsvětější Trojice s kamenným křížem" (in čeština). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
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