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Černá Hora (Blansko District)

Černá Hora
Town
Černá Hora (letecký snímek).jpg
Aerial photo of Černá Hora
Country Czech Republic
Region South Moravian
District Blansko
Commune Blansko
Elevation 328 m (1,076 ft)
Coordinates 49°24′32″N 16°34′46″E / 49.40889°N 16.57944°E / 49.40889; 16.57944Coordinates: 49°24′32″N 16°34′46″E / 49.40889°N 16.57944°E / 49.40889; 16.57944
Area 16.28 km2 (6.29 sq mi)
Population 1,926 (2012)
Density 118/km2 (306/sq mi)
Timezone CET (UTC+1)
 - summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 679 21
Location in the Czech Republic
Location in the Czech Republic
Website: www.cernahora.eu

Černá Hora is a market town in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has around 1,900 inhabitants.

Name of the place (literary black mountain) come from a hill whose vegetation is darker than the neighbourhood.

Several trade paths crossed this place. First written mention about the location comes from 1279. Since 1390 it acquired township privileges. In Latin texts the place is called Nigromons or Czernahora in German texts Czernahora.

A castle with a church building inside the park are examples of preserved historical architecture and are protected by the state.


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