Heřmanovice Explained

Heřmanovice
Settlement Type:Municipality
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Moravian-Silesian
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Bruntál
Pushpin Map:Czech Republic
Pushpin Relief:1
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates:50.1933°N 17.3978°W
Established Title:First mentioned
Established Date:1339
Area Total Km2:42.79
Elevation M:615
Population As Of:2024-01-01
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:344
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+1
Timezone1 Dst:CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:793 74

Heřmanovice (German: Hermannstadt) is a municipality and village in Bruntál District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.

History

The first written mention of Heřmanovice is from 1339.[2]

From 1938 to 1945, the municipality was annexed by Nazi Germany and administered as part of the Reichsgau Sudetenland. After World War II, most of the German population was expelled and the village depopulated.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024. Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
  2. Web site: Historie obce. Obec Heřmanovice. cs. 2022-05-06.