Domašov nad Bystřicí | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Olomouc |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Olomouc |
Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
Coordinates: | 49.7422°N 17.4453°W |
Established Title: | First mentioned |
Established Date: | 1274 |
Area Total Km2: | 15.97 |
Elevation M: | 510 |
Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 491 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +1 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 783 06 |
Domašov nad Bystřicí (pronounced as /cs/; de|Domstadtl) is a municipality and village in Olomouc District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.
Domašov nad Bystřicí is located about northeast of Olomouc. It lies in the Nízký Jeseník range. The highest point is the hill Hamberk at 640m (2,100feet) above sea level. The Bystřice River flows through the municipality.
The first written mention of Domašov nad Bystřicí is from 1274.[2] The Battle of Domstadtl of the Seven Years' War took place near the village in 1758.
In 1938, after the Munich Agreement, the municipality was occupied by Germany and administered as part of the Reichsgau Sudetenland. During World War II, the Germans operated the E159 forced labour subcamp of the Stalag VIII-B/344 prisoner-of-war camp at the local quarry.[3] The German speaking population was expelled in 1945 according to the Beneš decrees.
Domašov nad Bystřicí is located on the railway line Ostrava–Olomouc.[4]
The main landmark of Domašov nad Bystřicí is the Church of Saint Anne. It was built in the Neoclassical style in 1791. The church has only local significance and is not protected as a cultural monument.[5] The only protected cultural monument in the municipality is the memorial to the Battle of Domstadtl, dating from 1858.[6]