Petříkov (Ostružná)

Petříkov
village

Chapel
Petříkov
Coordinates: 50°12′06″N 17°02′47″E / 50.20167°N 17.04639°E / 50.20167; 17.04639Coordinates: 50°12′06″N 17°02′47″E / 50.20167°N 17.04639°E / 50.20167; 17.04639
Country  Czech Republic
Region Olomouc
District Jeseník
Municipality Ostružná

Petříkov[1] (German: Peterswald)[2] is a rural village, administratively a part of Ostružná, and ski resort in the Jeseník Mountains in Olomouc Region, Moravia, in the Czech Republic. It is 15 kilometres from the town of Jeseník. The resort is well known for its winter sports, especially skiing.[3] It also has a summer "bobsled" run.[4]

History

The village was founded c. 1617 by Hanuš Petřvaldský and was originally known as Peterswald (Peter's Forest).[5] It has a chapel (built in 1909) dedicated to St. Lawrence.[5][6]

Notes

  1. ↑ Petříkov (Approved) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  2. ↑ Peterswald (Variant) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  3. ↑ "Statistická ročenka Olomouckého kraje (Statistical Yearbook of the Olomoucký Region )" (PDF). 2010. p. 23.
  4. ↑ "Letní Bobová Dráha Kaste, Petříkov (Summer Bobsled Run, Petříkov)".
  5. 1 2 "Petříkov" (in Czech).
  6. ↑ It is not known to which St. Lawrence it is dedicated.
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