Mikulovice (Jeseník District)

Mikulovice
Municipality
Bridge over the Bělá River
Flag Coat of arms
Mikulovice Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°17′55″N 17°19′18″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Olomouc
District	Jeseník
First mentioned	1263
Area
• Total	33.30 km^2 (12.86 sq mi)
Elevation	320 m (1,050 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	2,524
• Density	76/km^2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	790 84
Website	www.mikulovice.cz

Mikulovice (German: Niklasdorf, Polish: Mikułowice) is a municipality and village in Jeseník District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,500 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Mikulovice consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]

• Mikulovice (1,993)
• Kolnovice (79)
• Široký Brod (306)

Geography

Mikulovice is located about 11 kilometres (7 mi) northeast of Jeseník and 77 km (48 mi) north of Olomouc, on the border with Poland. It lies in the Zlatohorská Highlands. The highest point is the mountains Bílé skály at 922 m (3,025 ft) above sea level. The built-up area is situated in the valley of the Bělá River. The Olešnice Stream flows into the Bělá in the village. Most of the municipal territory lies within the Jeseníky Protected Landscape Area.

History

The first written mention of Mikulovice is from 1263. It was founded in the 13th century, during the colonization by the bishops of Wrocław, who owned the area.[3]

Mikulovice 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.

From 1938 to 1945, the municipality was occupied by Germany and administered as part of the Reichsgau Sudetenland. During World War II, the Germans operated several forced labour subcamps of the Stalag VIII-B/344 prisoner-of-war camp in the village.[4]

In 1907, Mikulovice became a market town, but lost the title during the reformation in 1949.[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 4,014 —     1880 4,327 +7.8% 1890 4,897 +13.2% 1900 4,939 +0.9% 1910 4,947 +0.2%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 4,688 −5.2% 1930 4,966 +5.9% 1950 2,436 −50.9% 1961 2,822 +15.8% 1970 2,797 −0.9%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 2,813 +0.6% 1991 2,704 −3.9% 2001 2,782 +2.9% 2011 2,570 −7.6% 2021 2,378 −7.5%
Source: Censuses[5][6]

Transport

On the Czech-Polish border is a railway border crossing and a road border crossing, both named Mikulovice / Głuchołazy.

Mikulovice is located on the Krnov–Jeseník railway line.[7]

Sights

Church of Saint Nicholas

The main landmark of Mikulovice is the Church of Saint Nicholas. It was built in 1903, when it replaced an old church from 1550.[8]

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in the Czech Republic

Mikulovice is twinned with:[9]

• Głuchołazy, Poland
• Pakosławice, Poland

See also

• Muna (Mikulovice)

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
3. "Mikulovice" (in Czech). Sdružení měst a obcí Jesenicka. Retrieved 2022-01-31.
4. "Working Parties". lamsdorf.com. Archived from the original on 2020-10-29. Retrieved 2021-11-13.
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. "Detail stanice Mikulovice" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2024-07-17.
8. "Kostel sv. Mikuláše" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-05-20.
9. "Nemůžu si stěžovat, že bych měl moc volného času" (in Czech). Obec Mikulovice. 2015-04-09. Retrieved 2023-11-11.

External links

• Official website