Petrovice (Bruntál District)

Petrovice
Petrovice
Municipality
	Church of Saint Roch
	Flag Coat of arms
	Petrovice Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 50°14′20″N 17°26′54″E / 50.23889°N 17.44833°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Moravian-Silesian
District	Bruntál
First mentioned	1267
Area
• Total	11.07 km2 (4.27 sq mi)
Elevation	468 m (1,535 ft)
Population (2023-01-01)
• Total	142
• Density	13/km2 (33/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	793 84
Website	www.petrovicebr.cz

Petrovice (German: Petersdorf) is a municipality and village in Bruntál District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 100 inhabitants. The village is well preserved and is protected by law as a village monument zone.

Etymology[edit]

The name is derived from the personal name Petr. He was probably the leader of the colonizers who came here in the 13th century.^[2]

Geography[edit]

Petrovice is located about 27 km (17 mi) north of Bruntál and 70 km (43 mi) north of Ostrava. The municipality is located on the border with Poland in the Osoblažsko microregion.

Petrovice lies in the Zlatohorská Highlands. The highest points in the territory are the slopes of Biskupská hora (at an altitude of about 875 m (2,871 ft)) in the northern part, and the peaks of Kutný vrch (869 m (2,851 ft)) and Solná hora (868 m (2,848 ft)) on the southern municipal border. The built-up area is located in the valley of the Osoblaha River, which originates in the territory of Petrovice.

History[edit]

The first written mention of Petrovice is from 1267. The village was founded by bishop Bruno von Schauenburg, probably between 1250 and 1252.^[2]

Demographics[edit]

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,327	—
1880	1,320	−0.5%
1890	1,301	−1.4%
1900	1,169	−10.1%
1910	1,024	−12.4%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	806	−21.3%
1930	749	−7.1%
1950	267	−64.4%
1961	365	+36.7%
1970	306	−16.2%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	237	−22.5%
1991	167	−29.5%
2001	141	−15.6%
2011	141	+0.0%
2021	122	−13.5%

Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

Sights[edit]

The landmark of Petrovice is the Church of Saint Roch. It is a typical rural single nave church, which was built in the Neoclassical style in 1826–1830.^[5]

Notable people[edit]

Josef Pfitzner (1901–1945), German politician and writer, executed for war crimes

References[edit]

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ ^a ^b "Petrovické listy číslo 1: Z historie naší obce" (in Czech). Obec Petrovice. pp. 3–5. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Bruntál" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 9–10.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Kostel sv. Rocha" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2022-04-27.

External links[edit]

Official website

[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.

[history-2] "Petrovické listy číslo 1: Z historie naší obce" (in Czech). Obec Petrovice. pp. 3–5. Retrieved 2022-04-27.

[3] "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Bruntál" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 9–10.

[4] "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

[5] "Kostel sv. Rocha" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2022-04-27.

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