Dvorce (in 1869–1910 Dvorec; German: Hof in Mähren) is a municipality and village in Bruntál District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,300 inhabitants.
Dvorce | |
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 Centre of Dvorce | |
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  Dvorce Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°50′0″N 17°32′52″E / 49.83333°N 17.54778°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Moravian-Silesian |
| District | Bruntál |
| First mentioned | 1339 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 24.20 km2 (9.34 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 552 m (1,811 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,254 |
| • Density | 52/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 793 68 |
| Website | www |
Administrative parts
editThe village of Rejchartice is an administrative part of Dvorce.
Geography
editDvorce is located about 18 kilometres (11 mi) south of Bruntál. It lies in the Nízký Jeseník range. The highest point is the hill Červený kopec at 693 m (2,274 ft) above sea level. The Lobník Stream flows through the municipality.
History
editAccording to legends, Dvorce was founded at the beginning of the 10th century, however the first written mention of Dvorce is from 1339. In 1363 Dvorce was first referred to as a market town and in 1406 it is referred to as a town. The first written mention of Rejhartice is from 1410.[2]
In 1938, after the Munich Agreement, the town was annexed by Nazi Germany and administered as a part of the Reichsgau Sudetenland. The German population was expelled in 1945 according to the Beneš decrees and was replaced by Czech settlers.
The municipality of Dvorce lost the town status in 1945.[2]
Demographics
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Transport
editThe I/46 road from Olomouc to Opava passes through the municipality.
Sights
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The main landmark of Dvorce is the Church of Saint Giles. It was built in the Neoclassical style in 1752–1753 on the site of an older church and modified after 1834. The tower dates from the second half of the 16th century.[5]
Notable people
edit- Wilhelm Jahn (1835–1900), Austrian conductor
- Friedrich Materna (1885–1946), German general
Twin towns – sister cities
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Strzeleczki, Poland
References
edit- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ a b "Historie obce Dvorce" (in Czech). Obec Dvorce. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Kostel sv. Jiljí" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
- ^ "Partnerská obec" (in Czech). Obec Dvorce. Retrieved 2022-02-24.
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