| Petrov nad Desnou | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Olomouc |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Šumperk |
| Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
| Coordinates: | 50.0056°N 17.0444°W |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1354 |
| Area Total Km2: | 12.09 |
| Elevation M: | 365 |
| Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 1217 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal codes |
| Postal Code: | 788 14, 788 16 |
Petrov nad Desnou (until 1955 Petrovice nad Desnou; German: Petersdorf an der Tess) is a municipality and village in Šumperk District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,200 inhabitants.
The village of Terezín is an administrative part of Petrov nad Desnou.
Petrov nad Desnou is located about 6km (04miles) northeast of Šumperk and 48km (30miles) north of Olomouc. It lies in the Hanušovice Highlands. The highest point is the hill Petrovský vrch at 778m (2,552feet) above sea level. It is situated at the confluence of the Desná and Merta rivers.
The first written mention of Petrov nad Desnou is from 1354. From 1980 to 2009, it was part of Sobotín. On 1 January 2010, Petrov nad Desnou became a separate municipality.[2]
The I/11 road (the section from Šumperk to Ostrava) passes through the municipality.
Petrov nad Desnou is located on the railway line Nezamyslice–Kouty nad Desnou via Olomouc.[3]
There are no protected cultural monuments in the municipality.[4] A landmark is the Chapel of Saint Roch.