Petrovice (Ústí nad Labem District)
Petrovice (German: Peterswald) is a municipality and village in Ústí nad Labem District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants.
Petrovice | |
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_2006-03-24.jpg.webp) Centre with the municipal office | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Petrovice Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°47′21″N 13°58′35″E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Ústí nad Labem |
| District | Ústí nad Labem |
| First mentioned | 1352 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 51.17 km2 (19.76 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 530 m (1,740 ft) |
| Population (2023-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 896 |
| • Density | 18/km2 (45/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 403 37 |
| Website | www |
Petrovice lies approximately 15 kilometres (9 mi) north of Ústí nad Labem and 84 km (52 mi) north of Prague.
Administrative parts
The village of Krásný Les is an administrative part of Petrovice.
History
On 15 April 1759, the Battle of Peterswalde of the Seven Years' War took place here.
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