Světlá Hora

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 Hora
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Světlá Hora
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°2′43″N 17°24′4″E
Country Czech Republic
RegionMoravian-Silesian
DistrictBruntál
First mentioned1267
Area
  Total42.97 km2 (16.59 sq mi)
Elevation
575 m (1,886 ft)
Population
 (2020-01-01[1])
  Total1,406
  Density33/km2 (85/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
793 31
Websitewww.svetlahora.cz

Administrative parts

Světlá Hora is made up of villages Dětřichovice, Podlesí, Stará Voda, Suchá Rudná and Světlá.

History

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.[2]

Twin towns – sister cities

Světlá Hora is twinned with:[3]

References

  1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2020". Czech Statistical Office. 2020-04-30.
  2. United States Holocaust Memorial Museum,Encyclopedia of Camps and Ghettos, 1933–1945, 1:263. Bloomington:Indiana University Press (2009)
  3. "Partnerské obce". svetlahora.cz (in Czech). Obec Světlá Hora. Retrieved 2020-09-26.


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