Chromeč

Municipality in Olomouc, Czech Republic

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49°56′2″N 16°53′37″E / 49.93389°N 16.89361°E / 49.93389; 16.89361Country

Czech RepublicRegionOlomoucDistrict ŠumperkFirst mentioned1353Area

• Total5.49 km² (2.12 sq mi)Elevation

297 m (974 ft)Population

(2023-01-01)^[1]

• Total568 • Density100/km² (270/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal codes

789 01

Websitewww.chromec.cz

Chromeč is a municipality and village in Šumperk District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.

Geography

Chromeč is located about 6 kilometres (4 mi) southwest of Šumperk and 45 km (28 mi) northwest of Olomouc. It lies in the Mohelnice Depression valley. The municipality is situated on the right bank of the Morava River.

History

The first written mention of Chromeč is from 1353, when the recent area was divided into several parts kept by multiple owners. From 1658 until the abolishment of manorialism in 1848, Chromeč was a part of the Bludov estate.^[2]

During World War II, the German occupiers operated the E384 forced labour subcamp of the Stalag VIII-B/344 prisoner-of-war camp in the village.^[3]

From 1976 to 1990, Chromeč was an administrative part of Bludov. The municipality became autonomous on 24 November 1990.^[4]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	639	—
1880	643	+0.6%
1890	628	−2.3%
1900	659	+4.9%
1910	604	−8.3%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	562	−7.0%
1930	619	+10.1%
1950	506	−18.3%
1961	550	+8.7%
1970	534	−2.9%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	578	+8.2%
1991	564	−2.4%
2001	584	+3.5%
2011	557	−4.6%
2021	545	−2.2%

Source: Censuses^[5]^[6]

Transport

The I/11 road, which connects Hradec Králové with Šumperk and continues further to Ostrava, passes through the municipality.

Sights

There are no protected cultural monuments in the municipality.^[7] The main landmark of Chromeč is the modern Church of Saint John of Nepomuk.

Notable people

Josef Drásal (1841–1886), the tallest Czech ever

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ "Historie obce Chromeč" (in Czech). Obec Chromeč. Retrieved 2022-01-20.
^ "Working Parties". Lamsdorf.com. Archived from the original on 2020-10-29. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. p. 192.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Šumperk" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 3–4.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Chromeč". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-08-21.