Světlá Hora is a municipality in Bruntál District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,400 inhabitants.
Světlá Hora | |
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 Centre of Světlá | |
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  Světlá Hora Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°2′43″N 17°24′4″E / 50.04528°N 17.40111°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Moravian-Silesian |
| District | Bruntál |
| First mentioned | 1267 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 43.01 km2 (16.61 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 575 m (1,886 ft) |
| Population (2023-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,359 |
| • Density | 32/km2 (82/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 793 31 |
| Website | www |
Administrative parts edit
Světlá Hora is made up of the villages Dětřichovice, Podlesí, Stará Voda, Suchá Rudná and Světlá.
Geography edit
Světlá Hora is located about 7 kilometres (4 mi) northwest of Bruntál and 50 km (31 mi) north of Olomouc. It lies on the border between the Nízký Jeseník and Hrubý Jeseník ranges. The highest point is the mountain Ovčí vrch at 966 m (3,169 ft) above sea level.
History edit
The first written mention of the village of Světlá is from 1267.[2]
During some of the time of the Nazi German control of the region, a subcamp of Auschwitz III was located here: the town of Světlá was the location of the Lichtewerden labor camp, established on 11 November 1944.[3]
Demographics edit
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Sport edit
Světlá Hora is known for a horse racing centre with a race track.[6] Železník, the most successful Czech racehorse, lived here from 1982 until his death in 2004.[2]
Sights edit
The Church of Saints Barbara and Catherine is located in Světlá. It is a late Baroque church from 1789.[7]
The Church of Saint Michael the Archangel in Dětřichovice was built in 1771–1773.[8]
Twin towns – sister cities edit
Světlá Hora is twinned with:[9]
Polska Cerekiew, Poland
Rieste, Germany
References edit
- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
- ^ a b "O obci" (in Czech). Obec Světlá Hora. Retrieved 2023-04-19.
- ^ United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (2009). Encyclopedia of Camps and Ghettos, 1933–1945. Vol. 1. Bloomington: Indiana University Press. p. 263.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Krnov" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 11–12.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
- ^ "Centrum" (in Czech). Čestmír Olehla. Retrieved 2023-04-19.
- ^ "Kostel sv. Barbory a sv. Kateřiny" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-04-19.
- ^ "Kostel Archanděla Michaela" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-04-19.
- ^ "Partnerské obce" (in Czech). Obec Světlá Hora. Retrieved 2020-09-26.
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