Světlá Hora

Světlá Hora
Municipality
Centre of Světlá
Centre of Světlá
Flag of Světlá Hora
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Coat of arms of Světlá Hora
Coat of arms
Světlá Hora is located in Czech Republic
Světlá Hora
Světlá Hora
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°2′43″N 17°24′4″E / 50.04528°N 17.40111°E / 50.04528; 17.40111
Country Czech Republic
RegionMoravian-Silesian
DistrictBruntál
First mentioned1267
Area
 • Total
43.01 km2 (16.61 sq mi)
Elevation
575 m (1,886 ft)
Population
 (2024-01-01)[1]
 • Total
1,367
 • Density32/km2 (82/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
793 31
Websitewww.svetlahora.cz

Světlá Hora is a municipality in Bruntál District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,400 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

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Světlá Hora is made up of the villages Dětřichovice, Podlesí, Stará Voda, Suchá Rudná and Světlá.

Geography

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Světlá Hora is located about 7 kilometres (4 mi) northwest of Bruntál and 50 km (31 mi) north of Olomouc. It lies on the border between the Nízký Jeseník and Hrubý Jeseník ranges. The highest point is the mountain Ovčí vrch at 966 m (3,169 ft) above sea level.

History

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The first written mention of the village of Světlá is from 1267.[2]

During some of the time of the Nazi German control of the region, a subcamp of Auschwitz III was located here: the town of Světlá was the location of the Lichtewerden labor camp, established on 11 November 1944.[3]

Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
18693,124—    
18803,198+2.4%
18903,169−0.9%
19002,854−9.9%
19102,773−2.8%
YearPop.±%
19212,458−11.4%
19302,375−3.4%
19501,205−49.3%
19611,174−2.6%
19701,363+16.1%
YearPop.±%
19801,345−1.3%
19911,477+9.8%
20011,532+3.7%
20111,389−9.3%
20211,340−3.5%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

Transport

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Světlá Hora is located on the railway line Bruntál–Malá Morávka. It is only in operation during the summer tourist season on weekends.

Sport

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Světlá Hora is known for a horse racing centre with a race track.[6] Železník, the most successful Czech racehorse, lived here from 1982 until his death in 2004.[2]

Sights

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Church of Saint Michael the Archangel

The Church of Saints Barbara and Catherine is located in Světlá. It is a late Baroque church from 1789.[7]

The Church of Saint Michael the Archangel in Dětřichovice was built in 1771–1773.[8]

Twin towns – sister cities

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See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in the Czech Republic

Světlá Hora is twinned with:[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
  2. ^ a b "O obci" (in Czech). Obec Světlá Hora. Retrieved 2023-04-19.
  3. ^ United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (2009). Encyclopedia of Camps and Ghettos, 1933–1945. Vol. 1. Bloomington: Indiana University Press. p. 263.
  4. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
  5. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  6. ^ "Centrum" (in Czech). Čestmír Olehla. Retrieved 2023-04-19.
  7. ^ "Kostel sv. Barbory a sv. Kateřiny" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-04-19.
  8. ^ "Kostel Archanděla Michaela" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-04-19.
  9. ^ "Partnerské obce" (in Czech). Obec Světlá Hora. Retrieved 2020-09-26.
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