Horní Benešov
Horní Benešov | |
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Mírové Square | |
| Coordinates: 49°58′0″N 17°36′10″E / 49.96667°N 17.60278°E | |
| Country | Czech Republic |
| Region | Moravian-Silesian |
| District | Bruntál |
| First mentioned | 1226 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Pavel König |
| Area | |
• Total | 20.40 km2 (7.88 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 568 m (1,864 ft) |
| Population (2025-01-01) | |
• Total | 2,205 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 793 12 |
| Website | www |
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.