Zborov | |
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: | 49.9436°N 16.8358°W |
Established Title: | First mentioned |
Established Date: | 1464 |
Area Total Km2: | 3.15 |
Elevation M: | 474 |
Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 263 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +1 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal codes |
Postal Code: | 789 01 |
Zborov is a municipality and village in Šumperk District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.
Zborov lies approximately 11km (07miles) west of Šumperk, 50km (30miles) north-west of Olomouc, and 174km (108miles) east of Prague. Háj peak is situated in the area which slope is used for skiing.
The name is derived from the personal name Zbor.[2]
The first written mention of Zborov is from 1464, when the village was sold to the Tunkl of Brníčko family as a part of the Šilperk estate. It was merged with the Zábřeh estate, which remained so until 1848.[2]