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Kružberk (‹See Tfd›German: Kreuzberg) is a municipality and village in Opava District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants.
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Kružberk Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°49′54″N 17°41′0″E / 49.83167°N 17.68333°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Moravian-Silesian |
| District | Opava |
| First mentioned | 1377 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8.31 km2 (3.21 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 404 m (1,325 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 233 |
| • Density | 28/km2 (73/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 747 86 |
| Website | www |
Kružberk is located about 19 kilometres (12 mi) southwest of Opava and 37 km (23 mi) west of Ostrava. It lies in the Nízký Jeseník range. The highest point is at 565 m (1,854 ft) above sea level. The municipality is situated on the left bank of the Moravice River, which forms the municipal border. A small part of the nearby Kružberk Reservoir, which was named after the municipality, is located in its territory.
The first written mention of Kružberk is from 1377 as Creuczenburg.[2]
After World War II, the German inhabitants of Kružberk were expelled and the municipality was resettled by Czechs.[2]
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There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
The Church of Saints Peter probably dates from the first half of the 14th century. It was modified into its current form in the 18th and 19th centuries.[5]
The Church of Saint Florian was built in the Empire style in 1810–1811. It was built on the site of an old chapel from the mid-18th century.[6]
- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ a b "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Kružberk. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Kostel sv. Petra a Pavla" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-08-21.
- ^ "Kostel sv. Floriána" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-08-21.
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