Petříkov (Ostružná)

Petříkov
Petříkov
Village
	Chapel of Saint Lawrence
	Petříkov Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 50°12′14″N 17°2′31″E / 50.20389°N 17.04194°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Olomouc
District	Jeseník
Municipality	Ostružná
Founded	1617
Area
• Total	6.23 km2 (2.41 sq mi)
Elevation	780 m (2,560 ft)
Population (2021)
• Total	28
• Density	4.5/km2 (12/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	788 26

Petříkov (German: Peterswald) is a village and administrative part of Ostružná in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 30 inhabitants.

Geography[edit]

Petříkov is located in the Hrubý Jeseník mountains, 15 kilometres (9 mi) from the town of Jeseník.

History[edit]

Petříkov was founded in 1617 by Hanuš Petřvaldský and was originally known as Peterswald (meaning "Peter's Forest"). It has a chapel dedicated to St. Lawrence, built in 1909.^[2]

Sport[edit]

Petříkov is known for a ski resort. The ski resort also has a summer bobsled run.^[3]

References[edit]

^ "Výsledky sčítání 2021 – otevřená data" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2022-12-21.
^ "Petříkov" (in Czech). Archived from the original on 2012-05-17. Retrieved 2012-09-12.
^ "Letní bobová dráha Kaste Petříkov v Jeseníkách". CzechTourism.

[1] "Výsledky sčítání 2021 – otevřená data" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2022-12-21.

[2] "Petříkov" (in Czech). Archived from the original on 2012-05-17. Retrieved 2012-09-12.

[3] "Letní bobová dráha Kaste Petříkov v Jeseníkách". CzechTourism.

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