Děhylov (German: Dielhau) is a municipality and village in Opava District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants.
Děhylov | |
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.jpg) Chapel of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Děhylov Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°52′10″N 18°9′48″E / 49.86944°N 18.16333°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Moravian-Silesian |
| District | Opava |
| First mentioned | 1464 |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.08 km2 (1.96 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 280 m (920 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 746 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (380/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 747 94 |
| Website | www |
Geography
editDěhylov is located about 5 kilometres (3 mi) northwest of Ostrava. It lies in the eastern tip of the Nízký Jeseník mountain range. It is situated on the right bank of the Opava River, which forms the municipal border. In the eastern part of the municipality there is Štěpán Pond, protected together with its surroundings as a nature reserve.
History
editThe first written mention of Děhylov is from 1464. The settlement was founded between 1377 and 1400.[2]
Demographics
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Transport
editSights
editDěhylov is poor in monuments. The only protected cultural monument is the Chapel of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary. It was built in the first half of the 18th century and rebuilt in the Empire style in the first half of the 19th century.[6]
Notable people
edit- Alois Honek (1911–2002), violin maker
- Zdeněk Návrat (1931–2023), ice hockey player
References
edit- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Děhylov. Retrieved 2022-03-08.
- ^ "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 Děhylov" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2023-08-21.
- ^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Děhylov". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
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