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Dvorce (in 1869–1910 Dvorec; German: Hof in Mähren) is a municipality and village in Bruntál District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,300 inhabitants.

Dvorce
Municipality
Olomoucká Street
Flag Coat of arms
Dvorce Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°50′0″N 17°32′52″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Moravian-Silesian
District	Bruntál
First mentioned	1339
Area
• Total	24.20 km2 (9.34 sq mi)
Elevation	552 m (1,811 ft)
Population  (2022-01-01)[1]
• Total	1,265
• Density	52/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	793 68
Website	www.obecdvorce.cz

Administrative parts

The village of Rejchartice is an administrative part of Dvorce.

Geography

Dvorce is located about 18 kilometres (11 mi) south of Bruntál. It lies in the Nízký Jeseník mountain range. The Lobník Stream flows through the municipality.

History

According to legends, Dvorce was founded at the beginning of the 10th century, however the first written mention of Dvorce is from 1339. In 1363 Dvorce was first referred to as a market town and in 1406 it is referred to as a town. The first written mention of Rejhartice is from 1410.[2]

Until 1918, Hof in Mähren was part of the Austrian monarchy (Austria side after the compromise of 1867), in the Sternberg (Šternberk) district, one of the 34 Bezirkshauptmannschaften in Moravia.[3]

In 1938, after the Munich Agreement, it was annexed by the Nazi Germany and administered as a part of Reichsgau Sudetenland, as one of the 6 towns of County Bärn. The German speaking population was expelled in 1945 according to the Beneš decrees and replaced by Czech settlers.

In 1945 the municipality of Dvorce lost the town status.[2]

Notable people

• Wilhelm Jahn (1835–1900), Austrian conductor
• Friedrich Materna (1885–1946), German general

Twin towns – sister cities

Dvorce is twinned with:[4]

• Strzeleczki, Poland

Gallery

• 
  Komenského Street
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  Houses

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dvorce (Bruntál District).

• Official website

На других языках

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[de] Dvorce u Bruntálu

Dvorce (deutsch Hof) ist eine Gemeinde mit 1490 Einwohnern in Tschechien.

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- [en] Dvorce (Bruntál District)

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