Děhylov
Děhylov | |
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.jpg) Chapel of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Děhylov Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°52′10″N 18°9′48″E / 49.86944°N 18.16333°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Moravian-Silesian |
| District | Opava |
| First mentioned | 1464 |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.08 km2 (1.96 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 280 m (920 ft) |
| Population (2026-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 723 |
| • Density | 142/km2 (369/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 747 94 |
| Website | www |
Děhylov (German: Dielhau) is a municipality and village in Opava District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants.
Geography
Děhylov is located about 5 kilometres (3 mi) northwest of Ostrava. It lies in the eastern tip of the Nízký Jeseník mountain range. It is situated on the right bank of the Opava River, which forms the municipal border. In the eastern part of the municipality is the fishpond Štěpán, protected together with its surroundings as a nature reserve.
History
The first written mention of Děhylov is from 1464. The settlement was founded between 1377 and 1400.[2]
Demographics
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Transport
Sights
The only protected cultural monument in the municipality is the Chapel of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary. It was built in 1726 and modified in the Empire style in the first half of the 19th century.[6][7]
Notable people
- Alois Honek (1911–2002), violin maker
- Zdeněk Návrat (1931–2023), ice hockey player
References
- ↑ "Population in municipalities as at 1. 1". DataStat. Czech Statistical Office. 2026-05-18.
- ↑ "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Děhylov. Retrieved 2022-03-08.
- ↑ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
- ↑ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
- ↑ "Station details Děhylov". České dráhy. Retrieved 2026-06-10.
- ↑ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Děhylov". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
- ↑ "290. výročí kaple Navštívení Panny Marie v Děhylově" (in Czech). Obec Děhylov. Retrieved 2026-07-02.
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