Postřelmov
Postřelmov | |
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Coat of arms of Postřelmov Coat of arms | |
Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°54′27″N 16°54′44″E / 49.90750°N 16.91222°E | |
| Country | File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic |
| Region | Olomouc |
| District | Šumperk |
| First mentioned | 1349 |
| Area | |
• Total | 9.55 km2 (3.69 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 284 m (932 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 2,987 |
| • Density | 310/km2 (810/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 789 69 |
| Website | www |
Postřelmov (German: Gross Heilendorf) is a municipality and village in Šumperk District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,000 inhabitants.
Geography
Postřelmov is located about 7 kilometres (4 mi) southwest of Šumperk and 42 km (26 mi) northwest of Olomouc. It lies in the Mohelnice Depression 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 with an area of 106 ha (260 acres) 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.[2]
Demographics
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Transport
Postřelmov is located on the railway lines Brno–Šumperk and Nezamyslice–Kouty nad Desnou.[5]
Sights
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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.[6] 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.[2]
Notable people
- Lubomír Doležel (1922–2017), literary theorist; grew up here
Twin towns – sister cities
Postřelmov is twinned with:[7]
- Slovakia Kamenec pod Vtáčnikom, Slovakia
- France Moyenneville, France
- England Willingham by Stow, England, United Kingdom
References
- ↑ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Historie" (in čeština). Obec Postřelmov. Retrieved 2022-10-14.
- ↑ "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 Postřelmov" (in čeština). České dráhy. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
- ↑ "Postřelmov, farní kostel sv. Matouše" (in čeština). Noc kostelů. Retrieved 2022-10-14.
- ↑ "Družební obce" (in čeština). Obec Postřelmov. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
