Petrovice (Ústí nad Labem District)

Petrovice
Municipality
Centre with the municipal office
Flag Coat of arms
Petrovice Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°47′21″N 13°58′35″E / 50.78917°N 13.97639°E / 50.78917; 13.97639Coordinates: 50°47′21″N 13°58′35″E / 50.78917°N 13.97639°E / 50.78917; 13.97639
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Ústí nad Labem
District	Ústí nad Labem
First mentioned	1352
Area
• Total	51.17 km2 (19.76 sq mi)
Elevation	530 m (1,740 ft)
Population  (2021-01-01)[1]
• Total	932
• Density	18/km2 (47/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	403 37
Website	www.obecpetrovice.cz

Petrovice (German: Peterswald) is a municipality and village in Ústí nad Labem District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants.

Petrovice lies approximately 15 kilometres (9 mi) north of Ústí nad Labem and 84 km (52 mi) north of Prague.

Administrative parts[]

The village of Krásný Les is an administrative part of Petrovice.

History[]

On 15 April 1759, the Battle of Peterswalde of the Seven Years' War took place here.

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