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
Municipality
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  (2022-01-01)[1]
• Total	1,355
• Density	32/km2 (82/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	793 31
Website	www.svetlahora.cz

Administrative parts

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

History

The first written mention of the village of Světlá is from 1267. Dětřichovice was founded in 1268.[2]

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.[3]

Twin towns – sister cities

Světlá Hora is twinned with:[4]

• Polska Cerekiew, Poland
• Rieste, Germany

References

External links

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