Děhylov (german: Dielhau) is a municipality and village in

Opava District Opava District ( cs, okres Opava) is a district (''okres'') within Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the city of Opava. Complete list of municipalities Bělá - Bohuslavice - Bolatice - Branka u Opavy - Bratř ...

in the

Moravian-Silesian Region The Moravian-Silesian Region ( cs, Moravskoslezský kraj; pl, Kraj morawsko-śląski; sk, Moravsko-sliezsky kraj) is one of the 14 administrative regions of the Czech Republic. Before May 2001, it was called the Ostrava Region ( cs, Ostravský ...

of the

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. It has about 800 inhabitants.

Geography

Děhylov lies near

Ostrava Ostrava (; pl, Ostrawa; german: Ostrau ) is a city in the north-east of the Czech Republic, and the capital of the Moravian-Silesian Region. It has about 280,000 inhabitants. It lies from the border with Poland, at the confluences of four rive ...

in the eastern tip of the

Nízký Jeseník Nízký Jeseník (german: Niederes Gesenke, pl, Niski Jesionik) is a flat highland and geomorphological mesoregion of the Czech Republic. It is located in the east of the country in the Olomouc and Moravian-Silesian regions. Nízký Jeseník is ...

mountain range. It is located on the right bank of the

Opava Opava (; german: Troppau, pl, Opawa) is a city in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 55,000 inhabitants. It lies on the river Opava (river), Opava. Opava is one of the historical centres of Silesia. It was a histori ...

River, which forms the municipal border. In the eastern part of the municipality there is Štěpán

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, protected together with its surroundings as a nature reserve.

History

The first written mention of Děhylov is from 1464. The settlement was founded between 1377 and 1400.

Notable people

Alois Honek Alois (Latinized ''Aloysius'') is an Old Occitan form of the name Louis (given name), Louis. Modern variants include ''Aloïs'' (French language, French), ''Aloys'' (German language, German), ''Alois'' (Czech language, Czech), ''Alojz'' (Slovak l ...

(1911–2002), violin maker *

Zdeněk Návrat Zdeněk Návrat (25 May 1931 – 18 September 2023) was a Czech ice hockey player who competed in the 1956 Winter Olympics. He was born in Děhylov on 25 May 1931, and died on 18 September 2023, at the age of 92.Villages in Opava District {{MoraviaSilesia-geo-stub