Vikýřovice () is a municipality and village in Šumperk District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,300 inhabitants.
Geography Vikýřovice is located about northeast of Šumperk and north of Olomouc. It lies in the Hanušovice Highlands. The highest point is a hill at above sea level. The Desná River flows along the western municipal border.
History The first written mention is in a deed of Margrave Jobst of Moravia from 1391. For centuries, it was part of the Velké Losiny estate.
In 1975–1990, Vikýřovice was a municipal part of Šumperk. From 1990, it has been an independent municipality. Vikýřovice was badly damaged by the 1997 Central European flood.
Demographics
Economy Verner Motor company, a producer of aircraft engines, is based in Vikýřovice.
Transport The I/11 road (the section from Šumperk to Ostrava) runs through the municipality.
Vikýřovice is located on the railway line Nezamyslice–Kouty nad Desnou via Olomouc.
Sights The only protected cultural monuments in the municipality is a Calvary sculpture from 1815.
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