Dvorce (Bruntál District)

Dvorce (in 1869–1910 Dvorec; German: Hof in Mähren) is a municipality and village in Bruntál District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,300 inhabitants.

Dvorce
Municipality
Olomoucká Street
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Dvorce
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°50′0″N 17°32′52″E
Country Czech Republic
RegionMoravian-Silesian
DistrictBruntál
First mentioned1339
Area
 • Total24.20 km2 (9.34 sq mi)
Elevation
552 m (1,811 ft)
Population
 (2021-01-01)[1]
 • Total1,286
 • Density53/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
793 68
Websitewww.obecdvorce.cz

Administrative parts

The village of Rejchartice is an administrative part of Dvorce.

Geography

Dvorce is located in the Nízký Jeseník mountain range.

History

According to legends, Dvorce was founded at the beginning of the 10th century, however the first written mention of Dvorce is from 1339. In 1363 Dvorce was first referred to as a market town and in 1406 it is referred to as a town. The first written mention of Rejhartice is from 1410.[2]

Until 1918, Hof in Mähren was part of the Austrian monarchy (Austria side after the compromise of 1867), in the Sternberg (Šternberk) district, one of the 34 Bezirkshauptmannschaften in Moravia.[3]

In 1938, after the Munich Agreement, it was annexed by the Nazi Germany and administered as a part of Reichsgau Sudetenland, as one of the 6 towns of County Bärn. The German speaking population was expelled in 1945 according to the Beneš decrees and replaced by Czech settlers.

In 1945 the municipality of Dvorce lost the town statute.[2]

Notable people

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

Dvorce is twinned with:[4]

  • Komenského Street
  • Houses

References
  1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2021". Czech Statistical Office. 2021-04-30.
  2. "Historie obce Dvorce" (in Czech). Obec Dvorce. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
  3. Die postalischen Abstempelungen auf den österreichischen Postwertzeichen-Ausgaben 1867, 1883 und 1890, Wilhelm Klein, 1967
  4. "Partnerská obec" (in Czech). Obec Dvorce. Retrieved 2022-02-24.
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