Opatovec (German: Überdörfel) is a municipality and village in Svitavy District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants.
Opatovec | |
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 Chapel of Saint Wenceslaus | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Opatovec Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°48′19″N 16°28′49″E / 49.80528°N 16.48028°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Pardubice |
| District | Svitavy |
| First mentioned | 1347 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.08 km2 (2.73 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 438 m (1,437 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 745 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (270/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 568 02 |
| Website | www |
Geography
editOpatovec is located about 5 kilometres (3 mi) north of Svitavy and 56 km (35 mi) southeast of Pardubice. It lies in the Svitavy Uplands. The highest point is the hill Na Rozcestí at 465 metres (1,526 ft) above sea level. There are two major fishponds in the municipality, Sychrovec and Pařez, supplied by the stream Mikulečský potok.
History
editThe first written mention of Opatovec is from 1347. In 1697, the municipality of Opatovec was created by merger of Opatovec with small hamlets of Košíře, Český Lačnov and Starý Valdek.[2]
Demographics
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Transport
editTwo first class roads passes through the municipality: the I/35 road (part of the European route E442, which replaces the unfinished section of the D35 motorway from Olomouc to the Hradec Králové Region, and the I/43 road from Svitavy to the Czech-Polish border.
Opatovec is located on the railway line heading from Česká Třebová to Svitavy and Letovice.[5]
Sights
editThe main landmark of Opatovec is the Chapel of Saint Wenceslaus. It was built in the Baroque style in 1850. In Košíře, there is the Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary from 1793.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ a b "Z historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Opatovec. Retrieved 2021-10-17.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
- ^ "Detail stanice Opatovec" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2023-06-27.
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