Heřmanovice

Heřmanovice (German: Hermannstadt) is a municipality and village in Bruntál District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants. The Opavice River originates in the municipality and flows through the village proper.

Heřmanovice
Municipality
Centre of Heřmanovice
Heřmanovice Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°11′36″N 17°23′52″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Moravian-Silesian
District	Bruntál
First mentioned	1339
Area
• Total	42.79 km2 (16.52 sq mi)
Elevation	615 m (2,018 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	344
• Density	8.0/km2 (21/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	793 74
Website	www.hermanovice.cz

History

The first written mention of Heřmanovice is from 1339.^[2]

From 1938 to 1945, the municipality was annexed by Nazi Germany and administered as part of the Reichsgau Sudetenland. After World War II, most of the German population was expelled and the village depopulated.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	2,768	—
1880	2,663	−3.8%
1890	2,390	−10.3%
1900	2,393	+0.1%
1910	2,266	−5.3%
1921	2,101	−7.3%
1930	2,187	+4.1%
1950	415	−81.0%
1961	601	+44.8%
1970	566	−5.8%
1980	521	−8.0%
1991	440	−15.5%
2001	411	−6.6%
2011	351	−14.6%
2021	286	−18.5%
Source: Censuses[3][4]