Jiříkov () is a municipality and village in Bruntál District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.
Administrative division Jiříkov consists of five municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):
Jiříkov (148) Kněžpole (40) Křížov (31) Sovinec (51) Těchanov (41)
Geography Jiříkov is located about southwest of Bruntál and north of Olomouc. It lies in the Nízký Jeseník range. The highest point is located on the slopes of the hill Návrší, at above sea level. The Oslava River flows along the western municipal border.
History The first written mention of Jiříkov is from 1264. Jiříkov was probably founded as part of the colonisation activities of the Olomouc Bishop Bruno von Schauenburg. In 1494 the village belonged to the Sovinec estate.
Of the original row of buildings, only a few houses remained after World War II. Today the old part of the village consists mostly of new buildings.
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Transport
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
Sights The main landmark of Jiříkov is the Church of Saint Michael the Archangel. It was built in the Baroque style in from 1787. Its prismatic Renaissance tower dates from 1605.
In the village of Sovinec is the Sovinec Castle. It was founded between 1329 and 1332.
In popular culture Jiříkov and its inhabitants play a major role in Bohdan Sláma's film The Wild Bees (2001).
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