| Světlá Hora | |
| 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: | 50.0453°N 17.4011°W |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1267 |
| Area Total Km2: | 43.01 |
| Elevation M: | 575 |
| Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 1367 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 793 31 |
Světlá Hora is a municipality in Bruntál District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,400 inhabitants.
Světlá Hora is made up of the villages Dětřichovice, Podlesí, Stará Voda, Suchá Rudná and Světlá.
Světlá Hora is located about 7km (04miles) northwest of Bruntál and 50km (30miles) north of Olomouc. It lies on the border between the Nízký Jeseník and Hrubý Jeseník ranges. The highest point is the mountain Ovčí vrch at 966m (3,169feet) above sea level.
The first written mention of the village of Světlá is from 1267.[2]
During some of the time of the Nazi German control of the region, a subcamp of Auschwitz III was located here: the town of Světlá was the location of the Lichtewerden labor camp, established on 11 November 1944.[3]
Světlá Hora is located on the railway line Bruntál–Malá Morávka. It is only in operation during the summer tourist season on weekends.
Světlá Hora is known for a horse racing centre with a race track.[4] Železník, the most successful Czech racehorse, lived here from 1982 until his death in 2004.[2]
The Church of Saints Barbara and Catherine is located in Světlá. It is a late Baroque church from 1789.[5]
The Church of Saint Michael the Archangel in Dětřichovice was built in 1771–1773.[6]
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in the Czech Republic. Světlá Hora is twinned with:[7]
Polska Cerekiew, Poland