Karlovice (Bruntál District)

Karlovice
Karlovice
Municipality
	View of Karlovice
	Flag Coat of arms
	Karlovice Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 50°6′20″N 17°26′45″E / 50.10556°N 17.44583°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Moravian-Silesian
District	Bruntál
First mentioned	1558
Area
• Total	21.63 km2 (8.35 sq mi)
Elevation	480 m (1,570 ft)
Population (2024-01-01)
• Total	982
• Density	45/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	793 26
Website	www.karlovice.eu

Karlovice (German: Karlsthal) is a municipality and village in Bruntál District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,000 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The village of Zadní Ves is an administrative part of Karlovice.

Geography

Karlovice is located about 13 kilometres (8 mi) north of Bruntál and 64 km (40 mi) northeast of Ostrava. It lies on the border between three mountain ranges: Zlatohorská Highlands, Nízký Jeseník and Hrubý Jeseník. Most of the municipal territory lies in the Zlatohorská Highlands. The highest point is near the top of the Větrník mountain at 842 m (2,762 ft) above sea level. The built-up area lies in the valley of the Opava River.

History

The first written mention of Karlovice is from 1558, then called Hütten. The village was destroyed during the Thirty Years' War and renewed in the 18th century.^[2]

During World War II, the German occupiers operated the E733 forced labour subcamp of the Stalag VIII-B/344 prisoner-of-war camp in the village.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	2,616	—
1880	2,595	−0.8%
1890	2,491	−4.0%
1900	2,214	−11.1%
1910	2,151	−2.8%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	2,026	−5.8%
1930	2,186	+7.9%
1950	1,062	−51.4%
1961	1,270	+19.6%
1970	1,152	−9.3%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	1,037	−10.0%
1991	1,062	+2.4%
2001	1,148	+8.1%
2011	1,030	−10.3%
2021	971	−5.7%

Source: Censuses^[4]^[5]

Transport

Karlovice is located on the railway line Vrbno pod Pradědem–Milotice nad Opavou.

Sights

The main landmark of Karlovice is the Church of Saint John of Nepomuk. It was built in the late Baroque style in 1777–1779.^[2]

An important technical monument is a former scythe manufactory. It is a timbered two-storey house dating from around 1600, modified to its present form in 1759. Today it houses a local museum that focuses primarily on forestry.^[2] The building is protected as a national cultural monument.^[6]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Naše obec" (in Czech). Obec Karlovice. Retrieved 2022-03-15.
^ "Working Parties". lamsdorf.com. Archived from the original on 2020-10-29. Retrieved 2021-04-03.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Kosárna" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-04-18.

External links

Official website

[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.

[about-2] "Naše obec" (in Czech). Obec Karlovice. Retrieved 2022-03-15.

[3] "Working Parties". lamsdorf.com. Archived from the original on 2020-10-29. Retrieved 2021-04-03.

[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] "Kosárna" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-04-18.

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