Andělská Hora
Town
View from the south
View from the south
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Coat of arms of Andělská Hora
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Andělská Hora is located in Czech Republic
Andělská Hora
Andělská Hora
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°3′39″N 17°23′21″E / 50.06083°N 17.38917°E / 50.06083; 17.38917
Country Czech Republic
RegionMoravian-Silesian
DistrictBruntál
Founded1540
Government
 • MayorMiroslav Novotný
Area
 • Total15.90 km2 (6.14 sq mi)
Elevation
640 m (2,100 ft)
Population
 (2023-01-01)[1]
 • Total397
 • Density25/km2 (65/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
793 32
Websitewww.andelskahora.info

Andělská Hora (German: Engelsberg) is a town in Bruntál District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The village of Pustá Rudná is an administrative part of Andělská Hora.

Geography

Andělská Hora is located about 9 km (6 mi) northwest of Bruntál and 52 km (32 mi) north of Olomouc. It lies in the Hrubý Jeseník mountain range. The highest point is the mountain Vysoká hora at 1,031 m (3,383 ft) above sea level.

History

Andělská Hora was founded in 1540 as a mining town. In 1553 it received a mining register and in 1556 it was furnished with all necessary permissions for mining by Jan the Elder of Vrbno and Bruntál. After the Thirty Years' War the town was given to the Teutonic Order which owned it until 1639.[2]

According to the Austrian census of 1910 the village had 1,789 inhabitants, 1,767 (99.7%) were German-speaking. Most populous religious group were Roman Catholics with 1,761 (98.4%).[3]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
18692,270—    
18802,353+3.7%
18902,270−3.5%
19002,043−10.0%
19101,789−12.4%
YearPop.±%
19211,435−19.8%
19301,417−1.3%
1950514−63.7%
1961579+12.6%
1970501−13.5%
YearPop.±%
1980419−16.4%
1991384−8.4%
2001383−0.3%
2011362−5.5%
2021361−0.3%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

Sights

Church of Saint Anne

A wooden church existed here already in 1500, but was burned down during the Thirty Years' War. The Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary was built in the early Baroque style in 1672 and was reconstructed in 1734, after it was damaged by the fire in 1732. It is the landmark of the village. In front of the church there is a baroque statue of Saint John of Nepomuk from 1724.[2]

On the town square there is an Empire style sandstone stone cross from 1815, and several late Baroque houses from the second half of the 18th century.[2]

On the hill called Anenský vrch there is the pilgrimage Church of Saint Anne. It was originally a wooden chapel built in 1694–⁠1696. The current church was built in 1766–1772. A linden alley with Stations of the Cross leads to the church.[6]

Notable people

Twin towns – sister cities

Andělská Hora is twinned with:[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
  2. 1 2 3 "Historie města" (in Czech). Město Andělská Hora. Retrieved 2022-03-16.
  3. ↑ Ludwig Patryn (ed): Die Ergebnisse der Volkszählung vom 31. Dezember 1910 in Schlesien, Troppau 1912.
  4. ↑ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Bruntál" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 1–2.
  5. ↑ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  6. ↑ "Poutní kostel sv. Anny nad Andělskou Horou postavili mladí lidé po třicetileté válce" (in Czech). Czech Radio. 2021-05-06. Retrieved 2022-03-16.
  7. ↑ "Části města a partnerské obce" (in Czech). Město Andělská Hora. Retrieved 2022-03-16.
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