Povrly ( or Pömerle) is a municipality and village in Ústí nad Labem District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,300 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The villages of Mírkov, Neštědice, Roztoky and Slavošov are administrative parts of Povrly.

Geography

Povrly is located about 8 km east of Ústí nad Labem. It lies in Central Bohemian Uplands and in the eponymous protected landscape area. The highest point is the hill Slavošov at 594 m above sea level. The municipality is situated on the left bank of the Elbe River.

History

The first written mention of Povrly is from 1186. For centuries, it belonged to the Děčín estate.

Demographics

Economy

There is a copper factory in Povrly, today known as Povrly Copper Industries. It was founded in 1899.

Transport

The I/62 road (part of the European route E442) from Ústí nad Labem to Děčín passes through the municipality. Povrly is located on the railway line Děčín–Kadaň. The municipality is served by three train stations and stops: Povrly, Povrly-Roztoky and Neštědice.

Sights

In the centre of Povrly is the Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary. It is a modern church, built in 1936. A historical landmark is the Church of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist in Roztoky. It was built in 1875 on the site of an older late Baroque church. It is an architecturally atypical church built in the late Neoclassical style using Neo-Gothic and Neo-Romanesque elements. On the Blansko hill near Mírkov is the ruin of the Blansko Castle. It was first documented in 1401. In the 16th century, it lost its residential function. During the Thirty Years' War, it fell into disrepair. Today the ruin is freely accessible.