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Nové Heřminovy

Municipality in Moravian-Silesian, Czech Republic

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50°1′25″N 17°31′42″E / 50.02361°N 17.52833°E / 50.02361; 17.52833Country

Czech RepublicRegionMoravian-SilesianDistrict BruntálFirst mentioned1406Area

• Total11.03 km² (4.26 sq mi)Elevation

392 m (1,286 ft)Population

(2023-01-01)^[1]

• Total356 • Density32/km² (84/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

792 01

Websitewww.noveherminovy.eu

Nové Heřminovy (German: Neu Erbersdorf) is a municipality and village in Bruntál District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The village of Kunov is an administrative part of Nové Heřminovy.

Geography

Nové Heřminovy is located about 6 kilometres (4 mi) northeast of Bruntál and 54 km (34 mi) northwest of Ostrava, in the historical region of Czech Silesia. It lies in the Nízký Jeseník range. The highest point is the hill Střelná at 591 m (1,939 ft) above sea level.

The Opava River flows through the municipality. The Nové Heřminovy Reservoir with an area of about 130 ha (320 acres) is planned to be built on the river.^[2]

History

The first written mention of Nové Heřminovy is from 1406. It was part of the Duchy of Krnov. The village greatly suffered during the Thirty Years' War and Napoleonic Wars. The railway was built in 1871, which helped the further development of the village.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	821	—
1880	860	+4.8%
1890	834	−3.0%
1900	807	−3.2%
1910	834	+3.3%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	852	+2.2%
1930	898	+5.4%
1950	389	−56.7%
1961	515	+32.4%
1970	428	−16.9%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	329	−23.1%
1991	218	−33.7%
2001	252	+15.6%
2011	250	−0.8%
2021	329	+31.6%

Source: Censuses^[4]^[5]

Transport

The I/45 road from Bruntál to Krnov passes through the municipality.

Nové Heřminovy is located on a railway line of local importance heading from Vrbno pod Pradědem to Milotice nad Opavou.

Sights

There are no significant monuments in the municipality. The main landmark is the Chapel of the Holy Trinity. It was built in the Neoclassical style, probably in the mid-19th century. Next to the chapel is a stone wayside cross dating from 1733.^[6]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ "O přehradě" (in Czech). Povodí Odry. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
^ "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Nové Heřminovy. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Krnov" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 9–10.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Kaple Nejsvětější Trojice s kamenným křížem" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-12-14.