Jiříkov (Bruntál District)

Jiříkov
Municipality and village

St. Michael's Church in Jiříkov

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Coordinates: 49°51′22″N 17°17′7″E / 49.85611°N 17.28528°E / 49.85611; 17.28528Coordinates: 49°51′22″N 17°17′7″E / 49.85611°N 17.28528°E / 49.85611; 17.28528
Country  Czech Republic
Region Moravian-Silesian Region
District Bruntál District
Government
 • Mayor Bohumil Potter
Area
 • Total 13.62 sq mi (35.27 km2)
Elevation 1,460 ft (445 m)
Population (2011)
 • Total 317
 • Density 23/sq mi (9.0/km2)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Website jirikov.obec.cz

Jiříkov German: Girsig is a village and municipality in Bruntál District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. The cadastral territory covers an area of 35.28 km² and as of 2006 it had a population of 304.

History

The first known written mention of the village is from the year 1264. Jiříkov was probably settled as part of the colonization activities of the Olomouc Bishop Bruno of Schauenburg.

In 1494 the village belonged to the Sovinec estate.

Of the original row of buildings, only a few houses remained after World War II. Today this "Old Town" consists mostly of new buildings.

Attractions

St. Michael's Church, dating from 1787. Its core tower is from older buildings (1605).[1] Today the church is closed.

Jiříkov in Culture

Jiříkov and its inhabitants play a major role in Bohdan Slama's film Wild Bees.[2]

Jiříkov Old Town

References

  1. ↑ http://monumnet.npu.cz/pamfond/list.php?IdReg=146010&oNazSidOb=ji%F8%EDkov&Uz=B&PrirUbytOd=03.05.1958&PrirUbytDo=25.04.2009&Limit=25
  2. ↑ http://www.filmovamista.cz/filmy/nalezena-mista/divoke-vcely_120/detail/
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