Světlá Hora
Municipality in Moravian-Silesian, Czech Republic
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 | |
|---|---|
Centre of Světlá | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Světlá Hora Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°2′43″N 17°24′4″E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Moravian-Silesian |
| District | Bruntál |
| First mentioned | 1267 |
| Area | |
• Total | 43.01 km2 (16.61 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 575 m (1,886 ft) |
| Population (2025-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 1,362 |
| • Density | 31.67/km2 (82.02/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 793 31 |
| Website | www |
Administrative division
Světlá Hora consists of five municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]
- Dětřichovice (102)
- Podlesí (92)
- Stará Voda (62)
- Suchá Rudná (60)
- Světlá (1,024)
Geography
Světlá Hora is located about 7 kilometres (4 mi) northwest of Bruntál and 50 km (31 mi) 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 966 m (3,169 ft) above sea level.
History
The first written mention of the village of Světlá is from 1267.[3]
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.[4]
Demographics
Transport
Světlá Hora is located on the railway line Bruntál–Malá Morávka. It is only in operation during the summer tourist season on weekends.
Sport
Sights
Twin towns – sister cities
Světlá Hora is twinned with:[10]
Polska Cerekiew, Poland
Rieste, Germany
