Andělská Hora (Bruntál District) Explained

Andělská Hora
Settlement Type:Town
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Moravian-Silesian
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Bruntál
Pushpin Map:Czech Republic
Pushpin Relief:1
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates:50.0608°N 17.3892°W
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Miroslav Novotný
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:1540
Area Total Km2:15.90
Elevation M:640
Population As Of:2024-01-01
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:378
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+1
Timezone1 Dst:CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:793 32

Andělská Hora (German: Engelsberg) is a town in Bruntál District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The village of Pustá Rudná is an administrative part of Andělská Hora.

Geography

Andělská Hora is located about 9km (06miles) northwest of Bruntál and 52km (32miles) north of Olomouc. It lies in the Hrubý Jeseník mountain range. The highest point is the mountain Vysoká hora at 1031m (3,383feet) above sea level.

History

Andělská Hora was founded in 1540 as a mining town. In 1553 it received a mining register and in 1556 it was furnished with all necessary permissions for mining by Jan the Elder of Vrbno and Bruntál. After the Thirty Years' War the town was given to the Teutonic Order which owned it until 1639.[2]

According to the Austrian census of 1910 the village had 1,789 inhabitants, 1,767 (99.7%) were German-speaking. Most populous religious group were Roman Catholics with 1,761 (98.4%).[3]

Transport

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights

A wooden church existed here already in 1500, but was burned down during the Thirty Years' War. The Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary was built in the early Baroque style in 1672 and was reconstructed in 1734, after it was damaged by the fire in 1732. It is the landmark of the village. In front of the church there is a baroque statue of Saint John of Nepomuk from 1724.[2]

On the town square there is an Empire style sandstone cross from 1815, and several late Baroque houses from the second half of the 18th century.[2]

On the hill called Anenský vrch there is the pilgrimage Church of Saint Anne. It was originally a wooden chapel built in 1694–⁠1696. The current church was built in 1766–1772. A linden alley with Stations of the Cross leads to the church.[4]

Notable people

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in the Czech Republic. Andělská Hora is twinned with:[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024. Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
  2. Web site: Historie města. Město Andělská Hora. cs. 2022-03-16.
  3. Ludwig Patryn (ed): Die Ergebnisse der Volkszählung vom 31. Dezember 1910 in Schlesien, Troppau 1912.
  4. Web site: Poutní kostel sv. Anny nad Andělskou Horou postavili mladí lidé po třicetileté válce. Czech Radio. cs. 2021-05-06. 2022-03-16.
  5. Web site: Části města a partnerské obce. Město Andělská Hora. cs. 2022-03-16.