Vyšehoří

Baroque chapel of John of Nepomuk in Vyšehoří
Vyšehoří
Municipality
Vyšehoří
Coordinates: 49°56′19″N 16°51′49″E / 49.93861°N 16.86361°E / 49.93861; 16.86361Coordinates: 49°56′19″N 16°51′49″E / 49.93861°N 16.86361°E / 49.93861; 16.86361
Country  Czech Republic
Region Olomouc
District Šumperk
Area
  Total 3.47 km2 (1.34 sq mi)
Elevation 324 m (1,063 ft)
Population (2006)
  Total 200
  Density 58/km2 (150/sq mi)
Postal code 789 01
Website http://www.vysehori.wz.cz

Vyšehoří (German: Wischehor) is a village and municipality (obec) in Šumperk District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic.

The municipality covers an area of 3.47 square kilometres (1.34 sq mi), and has a population of 200 (as at 3 July 2006).

Vyšehoří lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) west of Šumperk, 48 km (30 mi) north-west of Olomouc, and 176 km (109 mi) east of Prague.

The name is derived from its locality „higher in the mountains“ (Vyše - higher, hoří - mountains) as it is situated in Drozdovská vrchovina highlands. The very first note about the village comes from 1397 when Vyšehoří was transferred from Ruda nad Moravou manor to Zábřeh manor. The village was part of Zábřeh manor to the fall of the feudal system in 1848.

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