Horní Benešov

Horní Benešov
Mírové Square
Horní Benešov
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°58′0″N 17°36′10″E / 49.96667°N 17.60278°E / 49.96667; 17.60278
Country Czech Republic
RegionMoravian-Silesian
DistrictBruntál
First mentioned1226
Government
  MayorPavel König
Area
  Total
20.40 km2 (7.88 sq mi)
Elevation
568 m (1,864 ft)
Population
 (2025-01-01)
  Total
2,205
  Density110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
793 12
Websitewww.hbenesov.cz

Horní Benešov (Czech pronunciation: [ˈɦorɲiː ˈbɛnɛʃof]; until 1926 Benešov; German: Bennisch) is a town in Bruntál District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,200 inhabitants. Horní Benešov had a long mining tradition, but it ended at the end of the 20th century.