Světlá Hora

Světlá Hora is a village and municipality in Bruntál District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic.

Světlá Hora
Municipality and village
St. Barbara church
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Coat of arms
Světlá Hora
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50.0531°N 17.3814°E / 50.0531; 17.3814
Country Czech Republic
RegionMoravian-Silesian Region
DistrictBruntál District
Area
  Total16.59 sq mi (42.97 km2)
Elevation
1,886 ft (575 m)
Population
 (2011)
  Total1,471
  Density89/sq mi (34/km2)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

During some of the time of the Nazi German control of the region, a subcamp of Auschwitz III was located here: the town of Světlá was the location of the Lichtewerden labor camp, established on 11 November 1944.[1]

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