Potštát

Potštát
Town
Town square
Flag Coat of arms
Potštát Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°38′13″N 17°39′6″E / 49.63694°N 17.65167°E / 49.63694; 17.65167Coordinates: 49°38′13″N 17°39′6″E / 49.63694°N 17.65167°E / 49.63694; 17.65167
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Olomouc
District	Šumperk
First mentioned	1322
Area
• Total	34.11 km2 (13.17 sq mi)
Elevation	502 m (1,647 ft)
Population  (2020-01-01[1])
• Total	1,189
• Density	35/km2 (90/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	753 62
Website	www.potstat.cz

Potštát (Czech pronunciation: [ˈpot.ʃtaːt]; German: Bodenstadt) is a town in Šumperk District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,200 inhabitants. The centre of the town is historically significant and is protected by law as urban monument zone.

Administrative parts[]

Villages of Boškov, Kovářov, Kyžlířov and Lipná are administrative parts of Potštát.

History[]

From 1938 to 1945 it was one of the municipalities in Sudetenland.

Notable people[]

• Ernst Hampel, Austrian politician

References[]

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