Karlovice (Bruntál District)

Municipality in Moravian-Silesian, Czech Republic

Karlovice

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Karlovice

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Coordinates: 50°6′20″N 17°26′45″E﻿ / ﻿50.10556°N 17.44583°E﻿ / 50.10556; 17.44583
Country|  Czech Republic
Region| Moravian-Silesian
District| Bruntál
First mentioned| 1558
Area

• Total

| 21.63 km2 (8.35 sq mi)
Elevation

| 480 m (1,570 ft)
Population

(2024-01-01)[1]

• Total

| 982
• Density| 45/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code|

793 26

Website| www.karlovice.eu

Karlovice (German: Karlsthal) is a municipality and village in Bruntál District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,000 inhabitants.

## Administrative division

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Karlovice consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]

* Karlovice (843)
* Zadní Ves (128)

## Geography

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Karlovice is located about 13 kilometres (8 mi) north of Bruntál and 64 km (40 mi) northeast of Ostrava. It lies on the border between three mountain ranges: Zlatohorská Highlands, Nízký Jeseník and Hrubý Jeseník. Most of the municipal territory lies in the Zlatohorská Highlands. The highest point is near the top of the Větrník mountain at 842 m (2,762 ft) above sea level. The built-up area lies in the valley of the Opava River.

## History

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The first written mention of Karlovice is from 1558, then called Hütten. The village was destroyed during the Thirty Years' War and renewed in the 18th century.[3]

During World War II, the German occupiers operated the E733 forced labour subcamp of the Stalag VIII-B/344 prisoner-of-war camp in the village.[4]

## Demographics

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Historical population| Year| Pop.| ±%

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1869| 2,616| —
1880| 2,595| −0.8%
1890| 2,491| −4.0%
1900| 2,214| −11.1%
1910| 2,151| −2.8%
| Year| Pop.| ±%

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1921| 2,026| −5.8%
1930| 2,186| +7.9%
1950| 1,062| −51.4%
1961| 1,270| +19.6%
1970| 1,152| −9.3%
| Year| Pop.| ±%

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1980| 1,037| −10.0%
1991| 1,062| +2.4%
2001| 1,148| +8.1%
2011| 1,030| −10.3%
2021| 971| −5.7%
Source: Censuses[5][6]

## Transport

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Karlovice is located on the railway line Vrbno pod Pradědem–Milotice nad Opavou.

## Sights

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Church of Saint John of Nepomuk

The main landmark of Karlovice is the Church of Saint John of Nepomuk. It was built in the late Baroque style in 1777–1779.[3]

An important technical monument is a former scythe manufactory. It is a timbered two-storey house dating from around 1600, modified to its present form in 1759. Today it houses a local museum that focuses primarily on forestry.[3] The building is protected as a national cultural monument.[7]

## References

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1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. ^ "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
3. ^ a b c "Naše obec" (in Czech). Obec Karlovice. Retrieved 2022-03-15.
4. ^ "Working Parties". lamsdorf.com. Archived from the original on 2020-10-29. Retrieved 2021-04-03.
5. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
6. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
7. ^ "Kosárna" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-04-18.

## External links

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Towns and villages of Bruntál District

* Andělská Hora
* Bílčice
* Bohušov
* Brantice
* Břidličná
* Bruntál
* Býkov-Láryšov
* Čaková
* Dětřichov nad Bystřicí
* Dívčí Hrad
* Dlouhá Stráň
* Dolní Moravice
* Dvorce
* Heřmanovice
* Hlinka
* Holčovice
* Horní Benešov
* Horní Město
* Horní Životice
* Hošťálkovy
* Janov
* Jindřichov
* Jiříkov
* Karlova Studánka
* Karlovice
* Krasov
* Křišťanovice
* Krnov
* Leskovec nad Moravicí
* Lichnov
* Liptaň
* Lomnice
* Ludvíkov
* Malá Morávka
* Malá Štáhle
* Město Albrechtice
* Mezina
* Milotice nad Opavou
* Moravskoslezský Kočov
* Nová Pláň
* Nové Heřminovy
* Oborná
* Osoblaha
* Petrovice
* Razová
* Roudno
* Rudná pod Pradědem
* Rusín
* Rýmařov
* Ryžoviště
* Široká Niva
* Slezské Pavlovice
* Slezské Rudoltice
* Stará Ves
* Staré Heřminovy
* Staré Město
* Světlá Hora
* Svobodné Heřmanice
* Třemešná
* Tvrdkov
* Úvalno
* Václavov u Bruntálu
* Valšov
* Velká Štáhle
* Vrbno pod Pradědem
* Vysoká
* Zátor

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