Dětřichov nad Bystřicí

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.

Dětřichov nad Bystřicí
Municipality
Church of Saint George
Flag Coat of arms
Dětřichov nad Bystřicí Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°50′3″N 17°24′6″E / 49.83417°N 17.40167°E / 49.83417; 17.40167
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Moravian-Silesian
District	Bruntál
First mentioned	1317
Area
• Total	28.29 km^2 (10.92 sq mi)
Elevation	608 m (1,995 ft)
Population  (2023-01-01)^[1]
• Total	407
• Density	14/km^2 (37/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes	793 03, 793 05
Website	www.obec-detrichov.cz

Administrative parts

The village of Krahulčí is an administrative part of Dětřichov nad Bystřicí.

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.^[2]

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

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 789 —     1880 821 +4.1% 1890 825 +0.5% 1900 828 +0.4% 1910 866 +4.6%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 921 +6.4% 1930 835 −9.3% 1950 596 −28.6% 1961 715 +20.0% 1970 700 −2.1%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 562 −19.7% 1991 474 −15.7% 2001 512 +8.0% 2011 429 −16.2% 2021 406 −5.4%
Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

Transport

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

Dětřichov nad Bystřicí is located on the railway line Ostrava–Opava.^[5]

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.^[2][6]

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
2. "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Dětřichov nad Bystřicí. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
3. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Bruntál" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 1–2.
4. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
5. "Detail stanice Dětřichov n.Bystřicí" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
6. "Kostel sv. Jiří" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-03-20.

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