Světlá Hora is a municipality in Bruntál District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,400 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

Světlá Hora is made up of the villages Dětřichovice, Podlesí, Stará Voda, Suchá Rudná and Světlá.

Geography

Světlá Hora is located about 7 km northwest of Bruntál and 50 km north of Olomouc. It lies on the border between the Nízký Jeseník and Hrubý Jeseník ranges. The highest point is the mountain Ovčí vrch at 966 m above sea level.

History

The first written mention of the village of Světlá is from 1267. During some of the time of the Nazi German control of the region, a subcamp of Auschwitz III was located here: the town of Světlá was the location of the Lichtewerden labor camp, established on 11 November 1944.

Demographics

Transport

Světlá Hora is located on the railway line Bruntál–Malá Morávka. It is only in operation during the summer tourist season on weekends.

Sport

Světlá Hora is known for a horse racing centre with a race track. Železník, the most successful Czech racehorse, lived here from 1982 until his death in 2004.

Sights

The Church of Saints Barbara and Catherine is located in Světlá. It is a late Baroque church from 1789. The Church of Saint Michael the Archangel in Dětřichovice was built in 1771–1773.

Twin towns – sister cities

Světlá Hora is twinned with: