Svobodné Heřmanice

Svobodné Heřmanice (German: Frei Hermersdorf) is a municipality and village in Bruntál District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.

Svobodné Heřmanice
Municipality
Centre of Svobodné Heřmanice
Flag Coat of arms
Svobodné Heřmanice Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°56′46″N 17°40′28″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Moravian-Silesian
District	Bruntál
First mentioned	1250
Area
• Total	11.48 km2 (4.43 sq mi)
Elevation	398 m (1,306 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	558
• Density	49/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	793 12
Website	www.svobodnehermanice.cz

History

The first written mention of Svobodné Heřmanice is in a deed of Pope Innocent IV from 1250.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	975	—
1880	1,038	+6.5%
1890	1,083	+4.3%
1900	1,018	−6.0%
1910	951	−6.6%
1921	875	−8.0%
1930	950	+8.6%
1950	546	−42.5%
1961	500	−8.4%
1970	436	−12.8%
1980	433	−0.7%
1991	535	+23.6%
2001	504	−5.8%
2011	527	+4.6%
2021	507	−3.8%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Notable people

• Šárka Cojocarová (born 1989), model, Czech Miss 2011 winner

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Svobodné Heřmanice. Retrieved 2022-03-16.
3. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
4. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

External links

• Official website