Děhylov () is a municipality and village in Opava District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants.
Geography Děhylov is located about northwest of Ostrava. It lies in the eastern tip of the Nízký Jeseník mountain range. It is situated on the right bank of the Opava River, which forms the municipal border. In the eastern part of the municipality is the fishpond Štěpán, protected together with its surroundings as a nature reserve.
History The first written mention of Děhylov is from 1464. The settlement was founded between 1377 and 1400.
Demographics
Transport Děhylov is located on the railway line Ostrava–Opava.
Sights The only protected cultural monument in the municipality is the Chapel of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary. It was built in 1726 and modified in the Empire style in the first half of the 19th century.
Notable people Alois Honek (1911–2002), violin maker Zdeněk Návrat (1931–2023), ice hockey player
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