Chromeč

Chromeč
Municipality
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Chromeč Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°56′2″N 16°53′37″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Olomouc
District	Šumperk
First mentioned	1353
Area
• Total	5.49 km^2 (2.12 sq mi)
Elevation	297 m (974 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	558
• Density	100/km^2 (260/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes	789 01
Website	www.chromec.cz

Chromeč is a municipality and village in Šumperk District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.

Geography

Chromeč is located about 6 kilometres (4 mi) southwest of Šumperk and 45 km (28 mi) northwest of Olomouc. It lies in the Mohelnice Depression valley. The municipality is situated on the right bank of the Morava River.

History

The first written mention of Chromeč is from 1353, when the recent area was divided into several parts kept by multiple owners. From 1658 until the abolishment of manorialism in 1848, Chromeč was a part of the Bludov estate.[2]

During World War II, the German occupiers operated the E384 forced labour subcamp of the Stalag VIII-B/344 prisoner-of-war camp in the village.[3]

From 1976 to 1990, Chromeč was an administrative part of Bludov. The municipality became autonomous on 24 November 1990.[4]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 639 —     1880 643 +0.6% 1890 628 −2.3% 1900 659 +4.9% 1910 604 −8.3%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 562 −7.0% 1930 619 +10.1% 1950 506 −18.3% 1961 550 +8.7% 1970 534 −2.9%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 578 +8.2% 1991 564 −2.4% 2001 584 +3.5% 2011 557 −4.6% 2021 545 −2.2%
Source: Censuses[5][6]

Transport

The I/11 road, which connects Hradec Králové with Šumperk and continues further to Ostrava, passes through the municipality.

Sights

There are no protected cultural monuments in the municipality.[7] The main landmark of Chromeč is the modern Church of Saint John of Nepomuk.

Notable people

• Josef Drásal (1841–1886), the tallest Czech ever

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. "Historie obce Chromeč" (in Czech). Obec Chromeč. Retrieved 2022-01-20.
3. "Working Parties". Lamsdorf.com. Archived from the original on 2020-10-29. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
4. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. p. 192.
5. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
6. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
7. "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Chromeč". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-07-22.

External links

• Official website