Petrovice (Ústí nad Labem District)
Municipality in Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic
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Petrovice (German: Peterswald) is a municipality and village in Ústí nad Labem District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants.
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Petrovice | |
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Centre with the municipal office | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Petrovice Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°47′21″N 13°58′35″E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Ústí nad Labem |
| District | Ústí nad Labem |
| First mentioned | 1352 |
| Area | |
• Total | 51.17 km2 (19.76 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 530 m (1,740 ft) |
| Population (2025-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 907 |
| • Density | 17.7/km2 (45.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 403 37 |
| Website | www |
Petrovice lies approximately 15 kilometres (9 mi) north of Ústí nad Labem and 84 km (52 mi) north of Prague.
Administrative division
Petrovice consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]
- Petrovice (732)
- Krásný Les (147)
History
On 15 April 1759, the Battle of Peterswalde of the Seven Years' War took place here.
