Petrovice (German: Petersdorf) is a municipality and village in Bruntál District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 100 inhabitants. The village is well preserved and is protected as a village monument zone.
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Etymology
The name is derived from the personal name Petr. He was probably the leader of the colonisers who came here in the 13th century.
Geography
Petrovice is located about 27 kilometres (17 mi) north of Bruntál and 70 km (43 mi) north of Ostrava. The municipality is located in the Osoblažsko microregion on the border with Poland.
Petrovice lies in the Zlatohorská Highlands. The highest points are the slopes of Biskupská hora (at 872 m (2,861 ft) above sea level) in the northern part, and the peaks of Kutný vrch (869 m (2,851 ft)) and Solná hora (868 m (2,848 ft)) on the southern municipal border. The built-up area is located in the valley of the Osoblaha River, which originates in the territory of Petrovice.
History
The first written mention of Petrovice is from 1267. The village was founded by bishop Bruno von Schauenburg, probably between 1250 and 1252.
Transport
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
Sights
The main landmark of Petrovice is the Church of Saint Roch. It is a typical rural single nave church, which was built in the Neoclassical style in 1826–1830.
Notable people
Josef Pfitzner (1901–1945), German politician and writer, executed for war crimes