Děhylov

Děhylov
Děhylov
Municipality
	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 (2024-01-01)
• Total	746
• Density	150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	747 94
Website	www.dehylov.cz

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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 there is Štěpán Pond, 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

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	439	—
1880	525	+19.6%
1890	561	+6.9%
1900	660	+17.6%
1910	710	+7.6%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	719	+1.3%
1930	765	+6.4%
1950	673	−12.0%
1961	677	+0.6%
1970	654	−3.4%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	661	+1.1%
1991	678	+2.6%
2001	645	−4.9%
2011	664	+2.9%
2021	721	+8.6%

Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

Transport

Děhylov is located on the railway line Ostrava–Opava.^[5]

Sights

Děhylov is poor in monuments. The only protected cultural monument is the Chapel of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary. It was built in the first half of the 18th century and rebuilt in the Empire style in the first half of the 19th century.^[6]

Notable people

Alois Honek (1911–2002), violin maker
Zdeněk Návrat (1931–2023), ice hockey player

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ "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.
^ "Detail stanice Děhylov" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2023-08-21.
^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Děhylov". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-07-16.

External links

Official website

[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.

[2] "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Děhylov. Retrieved 2022-03-08.

[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.

[5] "Detail stanice Děhylov" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2023-08-21.

[6] "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Děhylov". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-07-16.

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