Dětřichov (Svitavy District) should not be confused with Dětřichov u Moravské Třebové.
| Dětřichov | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Pardubice |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Svitavy |
| Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
| Coordinates: | 49.8°N 16.5328°W |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1167 |
| Area Total Km2: | 15.70 |
| Elevation M: | 505 |
| Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 385 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 568 02 |
Dětřichov (German: Dittersdorf) is a municipality and village in Svitavy District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.
The original Latin name of the village was Theodriciuilla. It was derived from the personal German name Dietrich (Czech: Dětřich), latinized as Theodericus, meaning "Dietrich's village". The Czech and German names were created by translation. The German name later appeared as Dittersdorf.[2]
Dětřichov is located about 6km (04miles) northeast of Svitavy and 59km (37miles) southeast of Pardubice. It lies in the Svitavy Uplands. The highest point is a nameless hill at 641m (2,103feet) above sea level.
The first written mention of Dětřichov is from 1167. In 1278, the area was colonized by German settlers. The hamlet of Vysoké Pole, nowadays a local part of Dětřichov, was founded in 1777. After World War II, the German population was expelled and partially replaced by Czechs.[3]
The I/35 road (the section from Hradec Králové to Svitavy, part of the European route E442) runs along the southwestern municipal border.
The main landmark of Dětřichov is the Church of Saints Peter and Paul. Its existence was first documented in 1350. In 1793, it was rebuilt into its current Baroque form.[3]