Oborná

50°0′11″N 17°29′49″E / 50.00306°N 17.49694°E / 50.00306; 17.49694Country Czech RepublicRegionMoravian-SilesianDistrictBruntálFirst mentioned1405Area • Total5.33 km² (2.06 sq mi)Elevation495 m (1,624 ft)Population • Total446 • Density84/km² (220/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal codeWebsitewww.oborna.eu

Oborná (until 1947 Špilendorf; German: Spillendorf) is a municipality and village in Bruntál District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.

Geography

Oborná is located about 2 kilometres (1 mi) northeast of Bruntál and 57 km (35 mi) northwest of Ostrava. It lies in the Nízký Jeseník range. The highest point is at 632 m (2,073 ft) above sea level. The built-up area lies in the valley of the brook of Oborenský potok.

History

The first written mention of Špilendorf is from 1405.^[2]

According to the Austrian census of 1910, the municipality had 511 inhabitants, all of them were German-speaking. The most-populous religious group were Roman Catholics with 505 (98.8%).^[3]

In 1947, the municipality was renamed from Špilendorf to its current name.^[4]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 498 —     1880 550 +10.4% 1890 558 +1.5% 1900 569 +2.0% 1910 511 −10.2%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 459 −10.2% 1930 528 +15.0% 1950 311 −41.1% 1961 308 −1.0% 1970 282 −8.4%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 341 +20.9% 1991 319 −6.5% 2001 336 +5.3% 2011 356 +6.0% 2021 426 +19.7%
Source: Censuses[5][6]

Sights

There are no protected cultural monuments in the municipality.^[7] The main landmark is the Church of the Holy Trinity.

Gallery

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  Main road
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  Cemetery
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  Side street

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