Dvorce (Bruntál District)

Dvorce (in 1869–1910 Dvorec; Hof in Mähren) is a municipality and village in Bruntál District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,300 inhabitants.

Administrative parts
The village of Rejchartice is an administrative part of Dvorce.

Geography
Dvorce is located about 18 km south of Bruntál. It lies in the Nízký Jeseník range. The highest point is the hill Červený kopec at 693 m above sea level. The Lobník Stream flows through the municipality.

History
According to legends, Dvorce was founded at the beginning of the 10th century, however the first written mention of Dvorce is from 1339. In 1363 Dvorce was first referred to as a market town and in 1406 it is referred to as a town. The first written mention of Rejhartice is from 1410.

In 1938, after the Munich Agreement, the town was annexed by Nazi Germany and administered as a part of the Reichsgau Sudetenland. The German population was expelled in 1945 according to the Beneš decrees and was replaced by Czech settlers.

The municipality of Dvorce lost the town status in 1945.

Transport
The I/46 road from Olomouc to Opava passes through the municipality.

Sights
The main landmark of Dvorce is the Church of Saint Giles. It was built in the Neoclassical style in 1752–1753 on the site of an older church and modified after 1834. The tower dates from the second half of the 16th century.

Notable people

 * Wilhelm Jahn (1835–1900), Austrian conductor
 * Friedrich Materna (1885–1946), German general

Twin towns – sister cities
Dvorce is twinned with:
 * 🇵🇱 Strzeleczki, Poland