Děhylov
Děhylov | |
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| Chapel of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary Chapel of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary | |
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Flag of Děhylov Flag Coat of arms of Děhylov Coat of arms | |
Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°52′10″N 18°9′48″E / 49.86944°N 18.16333°E | |
| Country | File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic |
| Region | Moravian-Silesian |
| District | Opava |
| First mentioned | 1464 |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.08 km2 (1.96 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 280 m (920 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 746 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (380/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 747 94 |
| Website | www |
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Děhylov (German: Dielhau) is a municipality and village in Opava District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants.
Geography
Děhylov is located about 5 kilometres (3 mi) northwest of Ostrava. It lies in the eastern tip of the Nízký Jeseník mountain range. It is situated on the right bank of the Opava River, which forms the municipal border. In the eastern part of the municipality there is Štěpán Pond, protected together with its surroundings as a nature reserve.
History
The first written mention of Děhylov is from 1464. The settlement was founded between 1377 and 1400.[2]
Demographics
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Transport
Děhylov is located on the railway line Ostrava–Opava.[5]
Sights
Děhylov is poor in monuments. The only protected cultural monument is the Chapel of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary. It was built in the first half of the 18th century and rebuilt in the Empire style in the first half of the 19th century.[6]
Notable people
- Alois Honek (1911–2002), violin maker
- Zdeněk Návrat (1931–2023), ice hockey player
References
- ↑ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ↑ "Historie obce" (in čeština). Obec Děhylov. Retrieved 2022-03-08.
- ↑ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in čeština). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
- ↑ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
- ↑ "Detail stanice Děhylov" (in čeština). České dráhy. Retrieved 2023-08-21.
- ↑ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Děhylov". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in čeština). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
