Jindřichov

Jindřichov (German: Hennersdorf) is a village and municipality in Bruntál District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. Jindřichov municipality is situated in the western part of the Osoblažsko Microregion in the Petrovický stream valley which stretches along the village and creates its centre line. The village is accessible by bus and even by train as there is a train station in the village. Jindřichov was founded in 1256 by the Olomouc Bishop Bruno of Schaumburg in the German colonization after the Mongols invasions which decimated the whole former Slavic population of the region. Currently there are 1458 inhabitants living in the municipality. The centre of the village is dominated by a baroque chateau with a large...