Dětřichov nad Bystřicí

Dětřichov nad Bystřicí
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
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Moravian-Silesian
District	Bruntál
First mentioned	1317
Area
• Total	28.29 km2 (10.92 sq mi)
Elevation	608 m (1,995 ft)
Population (2024-01-01)
• Total	403
• Density	14/km2 (37/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes	793 03, 793 05
Website	www.obec-detrichov.cz

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.

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

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ ^a ^b "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Dětřichov nad Bystřicí. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Detail stanice Dětřichov n.Bystřicí" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
^ "Kostel sv. Jiří" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-03-20.

External links

Official website

[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.

[history-2] "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Dětřichov nad Bystřicí. Retrieved 2024-03-20.

[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] "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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