Postřelmov () is a municipality and village in
Šumperk District
Šumperk District () is a Okres, district in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Šumperk.
Administrative division
Šumperk District is divided into three Districts of the Czech Republic#Municipalities with extende ...
in the
Olomouc Region
Olomouc Region (; , ; ) is an administrative unit () of the Czech Republic, located in the north-western and central part of its historical region of Moravia (''Morava'') and in a small part of the historical region of Czech Silesia (''České Sl ...
of the
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the south ...
. It has about 3,000 inhabitants.
Geography
Postřelmov is located about southwest of
Šumperk
Šumperk (; ) is a town in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 25,000 inhabitants. It is an industrial town, but it also contains valuable historical and architectural monuments. The historic town centre is well preserved and i ...
and northwest of
Olomouc
Olomouc (; ) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 103,000 inhabitants, making it the Statutory city (Czech Republic), sixth largest city in the country. It is the administrative centre of the Olomouc Region.
Located on the Morava (rive ...
. It lies in the
Mohelnice Depression
Mohelnice (; ) is a town in Šumperk District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 9,800 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument zone.
Administrative division
Mohelnice c ...
lowland. It is situated at the confluence of the rivers
Morava and
Desná.
History
The first written mention of Postřelmov is from 1349. In the 15th century, the largest pond in
Moravia
Moravia ( ; ) is a historical region in the eastern Czech Republic, roughly encompassing its territory within the Danube River's drainage basin. It is one of three historical Czech lands, with Bohemia and Czech Silesia.
The medieval and early ...
with an area of was built here, but only a part of the embankment has survived to this day. For centuries, Postřelmov was an agricultural village, but at the end of the 19th century, it was industrialised.
Demographics
Transport
Postřelmov is located on the railway lines
Brno
Brno ( , ; ) is a Statutory city (Czech Republic), city in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. Located at the confluence of the Svitava (river), Svitava and Svratka (river), Svratka rivers, Brno has about 403,000 inhabitants, making ...
–Šumperk and
Nezamyslice
Nezamyslice is a market town in Prostějov District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,500 inhabitants.
Administrative division
Nezamyslice consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 cen ...
–
Kouty nad Desnou.
Sights
The main landmark of Postřelmov is the Church of Saint Matthew. The original Gothic church was probably built in the 14th century, but it was destroyed by a fire in 1664 or 1665, and rebuilt in the Baroque style. In 1853, it was reconstructed and extended.
The most valuable buildings are the Renaissance tomb of the noble Bukůvka of Bukůvka family from 1592, and the early Baroque Chapel of Saint Procopius from 1696.
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Notable people
*Lubomír Doležel
Lubomír Doležel (3 October 1922, Lesnice – 28 January 2017, Verona) was a Czech literary theorist and one of the founders of the so-called fictional worlds theory.
Life, work, and academic career
Doležel was born in 1922 in Lesnice in Czec ...
(1922–2017), literary theorist; grew up here
Twin towns – sister cities
Postřelmov is twinned with:Kamenec pod Vtáčnikom Kamenec may refer to:
Places Czech Republic
* Kamenec (Rokycany District), a municipality and village in the Plzeň Region
*Kamenec, a village and part of Jílové in the Ústí nad Labem Region
*Kamenec, a village and part of Stráž nad Ohří in ...
, Slovakia
* Moyenneville, France
* Willingham by Stow
Willingham by Stow is a rural village in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. The population of the civil parish (known as Willingham) at the 2011 census was 488. It is situated on the B1241, south-east from Gainsborough and ...
, England, United Kingdom
References
External links
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Villages in Šumperk District