Kružberk (german: Kreuzberg) is a municipality and village in
Opava District in the
Moravian-Silesian Region of the
Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants.
Geography
Kružberk is located about southwest of
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 ...
and west of
Ostrava. It lies in the
Nízký Jeseník range. The highest point is at above sea level. The municipality is situated on the left bank of the
Moravice River, which forms the municipal border. A small part of the nearby Kružberk Reservoir, which was named after the municipality, is located in its territory.
History
The first written mention of Kružberk is from 1377 as ''Creuczenburg''.
After World War II, the German inhabitants of Kružberk were
expelled and the municipality was resettled by Czechs.
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Sights
The Church of Saints Peter probably dates from the first half of the 14th century. It was modified into its current form in the 18th and 19th centuries.
The Church of Saint Florian was built in the Empire style in 1810–1811. It was built on the site of an old chapel. from the mid-18th century.
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Villages in Opava District