Velké Heraltice (german: Großherrlitz, Groß Herrlitz) is a municipality and village in Opava District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the

Czech Republic The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The ...

. It has about 1,600 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

Villages of Košetice, Malé Heraltice, Sádek and Tábor are administrative parts of Velké Heraltice.

Geography

Velké Heraltice lies about northwest 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 ...

. It is located in 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.

History

The first written mention of Velké Heraltice is from 1265.

References

External links

* Villages in Opava District {{MoraviaSilesia-geo-stub