Petrov nad Desnou

Petrov nad Desnou
Municipality
Road no. 11, Hrubý Jeseník in the background
Flag Coat of arms
Petrov nad Desnou Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°0′20″N 17°2′40″E / 50.00556°N 17.04444°E / 50.00556; 17.04444Coordinates: 50°0′20″N 17°2′40″E / 50.00556°N 17.04444°E / 50.00556; 17.04444
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Olomouc
District	Šumperk
First mentioned	1354
Area
• Total	12.20 km2 (4.71 sq mi)
Elevation	365 m (1,198 ft)
Population  (2020-01-01[1])
• Total	1,220
• Density	100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	788 14, 788 16
Website	www.petrovnaddesnou.cz

Petrov nad Desnou (until 1955 Petrovice nad Desnou, (German: Petersdorf an der Tess) is a municipality and village in Šumperk District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,200 inhabitants. It lies on the Desná River.

Petrov nad Desnou lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) north-east of Šumperk, 48 km (30 mi) north-west of Olomouc, and 189 km (117 mi) east of Prague.

Administrative parts[]

Village of Terezín is an administrative part of Petrov nad Desnou.

History[]

From 1980 to 2009 the village was part of the municipality Sobotín. On 1 January 2010 Petrov nad Desnou became separate municipality.

References[]

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