Petrovice (Bruntál District)

Petrovice
Municipality
Church of Saint Roch
Flag Coat of arms
Petrovice Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°14′20″N 17°26′54″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Moravian-Silesian
District	Bruntál
First mentioned	1267
Area
• Total	11.07 km^2 (4.27 sq mi)
Elevation	468 m (1,535 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	144
• Density	13/km^2 (34/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	793 84
Website	www.petrovicebr.cz

Petrovice (German: Petersdorf) is a municipality and village in Bruntál District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 100 inhabitants. The village is well preserved and is protected by law as a village monument zone.

Etymology

The name is derived from the personal name Petr. He was probably the leader of the colonizers who came here in the 13th century.[2]

Geography

Petrovice is located about 27 kilometres (17 mi) north of Bruntál and 70 km (43 mi) north of Ostrava. The municipality is located on the border with Poland in the Osoblažsko microregion.

Petrovice lies in the Zlatohorská Highlands. The highest points are the slopes of Biskupská hora (at 872 m (2,861 ft) above sea level) in the northern part, and the peaks of Kutný vrch (869 m (2,851 ft)) and Solná hora (868 m (2,848 ft)) on the southern municipal border. The built-up area is located in the valley of the Osoblaha River, which originates in the territory of Petrovice.

History

The first written mention of Petrovice is from 1267. The village was founded by bishop Bruno von Schauenburg, probably between 1250 and 1252.[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 1,327 —     1880 1,320 −0.5% 1890 1,301 −1.4% 1900 1,169 −10.1% 1910 1,024 −12.4%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 806 −21.3% 1930 749 −7.1% 1950 267 −64.4% 1961 365 +36.7% 1970 306 −16.2%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 237 −22.5% 1991 167 −29.5% 2001 141 −15.6% 2011 141 +0.0% 2021 122 −13.5%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Transport

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

Sights

The main landmark of Petrovice is the Church of Saint Roch. It is a typical rural single nave church, which was built in the Neoclassical style in 1826–1830.[5]

Notable people

• Josef Pfitzner (1901–1945), German politician and writer, executed for war crimes

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. "Petrovické listy číslo 1: Z historie naší obce" (in Czech). Obec Petrovice. pp. 3–5. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
3. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
4. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
5. "Kostel sv. Rocha" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2022-04-27.

External links

• Official website