Petrov nad Desnou

Petrov nad Desnou
Municipality
Main road; Hrubý Jeseník in the background
Flag Coat of arms
Petrov nad Desnou Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°0′20″N 17°2′40″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Olomouc
District	Šumperk
First mentioned	1354
Area
• Total	12.09 km^2 (4.67 sq mi)
Elevation	365 m (1,198 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	1,217
• Density	100/km^2 (260/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes	788 14, 788 16
Website	www.petrovnaddesnou.cz

Petrov nad Desnou (until 1955 Petrovice nad Desnou; German: Petersdorf an der Tess) is a municipality and village in Šumperk District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,200 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The village of Terezín is an administrative part of Petrov nad Desnou.

Geography

Petrov nad Desnou is located about 6 kilometres (4 mi) northeast of Šumperk and 48 km (30 mi) north of Olomouc. It lies in the Hanušovice Highlands. The highest point is the hill Petrovský vrch at 778 m (2,552 ft) above sea level. It is situated at the confluence of the Desná and Merta rivers.

History

The first written mention of Petrov nad Desnou is from 1354. From 1980 to 2009, it was part of Sobotín. On 1 January 2010, Petrov nad Desnou became a separate municipality.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 1,795 —     1880 1,913 +6.6% 1890 1,793 −6.3% 1900 1,635 −8.8% 1910 1,744 +6.7%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 1,594 −8.6% 1930 1,777 +11.5% 1950 1,161 −34.7% 1961 1,400 +20.6% 1970 1,308 −6.6%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 1,211 −7.4% 1991 1,271 +5.0% 2001 1,261 −0.8% 2011 1,195 −5.2% 2021 1,195 +0.0%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Transport

The I/11 road (the section from Šumperk to Ostrava) passes through the municipality.

Petrov nad Desnou is located on the railway line Nezamyslice–Kouty nad Desnou via Olomouc.^[5]

Sights

There are no protected cultural monuments in the municipality.^[6] A landmark is the Chapel of Saint Roch.

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 17 May 2024.
2. "O obci" (in Czech). Obec Petrov nad Desnou. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
3. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 21 December 2015.
4. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 27 March 2021.
5. "Detail stanice Petrov n.Desnou" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
6. "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Petrov nad Desnou". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 25 July 2024.

External links

• Official website