Jindřichov () is a municipality and village in
Bruntál District
Bruntál District () is a Okres, district in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Bruntál, but the most populated town is Krnov.
Administrative division
Bruntál District is divided into three Districts o ...
in the
Moravian-Silesian Region
The Moravian-Silesian Region () is one of the 14 administrative regions of the Czech Republic. Before May 2001, it was called the Ostrava Region (). The region is located in the north-eastern part of its historical region of Moravia and in most ...
of the
Czech Republic
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. It has about 1,100 inhabitants.
Administrative division
Jindřichov consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):
*Jindřichov (1,063)
*Arnultovice (52)
Geography
Jindřichov is located about north of
Bruntál
Bruntál (; ) is a town in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 15,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument zones, urban monument zon ...
and northwest of
Ostrava
Ostrava (; ; ) is a city in the north-east of the Czech Republic and the capital of the Moravian-Silesian Region. It has about 283,000 inhabitants. It lies from the border with Poland, at the confluences of four rivers: Oder, Opava (river), Opa ...
. It is situated in the
Osoblažsko microregion, on the border with
Poland
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. The municipality lies in the valley of the
Osoblaha
Osoblaha (; , ) is a municipality and village in Bruntál District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,000 inhabitants.
Etymology
The Czech name of the village came from Latin names of two local watercourses, Os ...
River in the
Zlatohorská Highlands. The highest point is under the top of the Na Valštejně hill, at above sea level.
History
The first written mention of Jindřichov is from 1256. The village was founded shortly before by the Olomouc bishop
Bruno von Schauenburg, during the German colonization of the region.
The most notable owners of Jindřichov were the Counts of Hodice, who had built here the castle and the church. The village was in their possession from the mid-17th century until 1739.
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Demographics
Transport
Jindřichov is located on the Krnov–Jeseník
Jeseník (; until 1947 Frývaldov (); , ) is a spa town in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 10,000 inhabitants.
Administrative division
Jeseník consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 202 ...
railway line.
Sights
The landmark of Jindřichov is Jindřichov Castle with a large park. The castle was built in the Baroque style in the second half of the 17th century, as a seat for the Counts of Hodice. The castle was rebuilt in the Empire style
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in 1844, after it was damaged by a fire. Since 2010, the castle has been owned by Jindřichov. Today it serves as housing for the socially disadvantaged and as a multi-purpose cultural facility.
The castle is surrounded by a large park. It was founded by the Counts of Hodice in the French style in the first half of the 17th century, was adapted to the English-style park in the first half of the 19th century. There is a great variety of rare trees. The park is decorated with several sculptures, the oldest are two marble lions in front of the castle entrance from the 18th century, There is also a fountain and statues of St. Hubert, St. Christopher and Friedrich Schiller
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He was born i ...
.
The second landmark is the Church of Saint Nicholas, built in 1671–1673. Valuable is also a sculptural group of the Virgin Mary near the castle entrance, which dates from 1757.
Twin towns – sister cities
Jindřichov is twinned with:
References
External links
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Villages in Bruntál District