Olbramice (Olomouc District)

Municipality in Olomouc, Czech Republic

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49°36′49″N 17°0′5″E / 49.61361°N 17.00139°E / 49.61361; 17.00139Country

Czech RepublicRegionOlomoucDistrictOlomoucFirst mentioned1376Area

• Total3.05 km² (1.18 sq mi)Elevation

394 m (1,293 ft)Population

(2023-01-01)^[1]

• Total219 • Density72/km² (190/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

783 22

Websitewww.olbramice.cz

Olbramice is a municipality and village in Olomouc District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants.

Etymology

The name is derived from the personal name Olbram, meaning "the village of Olbram's people".^[2]

Geography

Olbramice is located about 18 kilometres (11 mi) west of Olomouc. It lies in the Zábřeh Highlands. The highest point is at 444 m (1,457 ft) above sea level.

History

The first written mention of Olbramice is in a document written between 1368 and 1376. From 1589 until the establishment of a sovereign municipality in 1850, it was part of the Chudobín estate.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	233	—
1880	254	+9.0%
1890	306	+20.5%
1900	309	+1.0%
1910	325	+5.2%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	333	+2.5%
1930	297	−10.8%
1950	255	−14.1%
1961	257	+0.8%
1970	226	−12.1%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	250	+10.6%
1991	241	−3.6%
2001	221	−8.3%
2011	224	+1.4%
2021	220	−1.8%

Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

Transport

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipal territory.

Sights

The only protected cultural monuments are a column with a statue of St. John of Nepomuk from the mid-19th century and an Empire cross dating from 1821. Next to the cross is a belfry.^[5] In the centre of Olbramice is the Chapel of Saint Vitus, built in 1937.^[6]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ ^a ^b "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Olbramice. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Olomouc" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 13–14.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Olbramice". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
^ "Místní kaple sv. Víta" (in Czech). Obec Olbramice. Retrieved 2023-12-15.