Petrovice (german: Petersdorf) is a municipality and village in
Bruntál District
Bruntál District ( cs, okres Bruntál) is a district ('' okres'') within Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is Bruntál, but the largest town is Krnov. Part of the district belongs to Moravia, while another part belongs to ...
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
Czech Republic
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. It has about 100 inhabitants. The village is well preserved and is protected by law as a
village monument zone.
Etymology
The name is derived from the personal name Petr. He was probably the leader of the colonizers who came here in the 13th century.
Geography
Petrovice is located about north of
Bruntál
Bruntál (; german: Freudenthal) is a town in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 16,000 inhabitants. It is located in the historical region of Czech Silesia. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected ...
and north of
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 ...
. The municipality is located on the border with
Poland
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in the
Osoblažsko
Osoblažsko (literally ''Osoblaha Region'', german: Hotzenplotzer Ländchen, pl, Ziemia osobłoska) is a microregion in the Bruntál District in the northernmost part of the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. The microregion is also c ...
microregion.
Petrovice lies in the
Zlatohorská Highlands. The highest points in the territory are the slopes of Biskupská hora (at an altitude of about ) in the northern part, and the peaks of Kutný vrch () and Solná hora () on the southern municipal border. The built-up area is located in the valley of the
Osoblaha
Osoblaha (; german: Hotzenplotz; pl, Osobłoga) is a municipality and village in Bruntál District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,100 inhabitants.
Administrative parts
Osoblaha is made up of one administrati ...
River, which springs in the territory of Petrovice.
History
The first written mention of Petrovice is from 1267. The village was founded by bishop
Bruno von Schauenburg
Bruno von Schauenburg (also known as Bruno Olomucensis; 1205 – 1 or 17 February 1281 in Kroměříž) was a nobleman and Catholic priest of German descent, bishop of Olomouc in 1245–1281. He was one of the main advisors and diplomats of the ...
, probably between 1250 and 1252.
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Sights
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.
Notable people
* Josef Pfitzner (1901–1945), German politician and writer, executed for war crimes
References
External links
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Villages in Bruntál District