Zátor

Zátor (German: Seifersdorf) is a municipality and village in Bruntál District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,100 inhabitants.

Zátor
Municipality
Panorama of Zátor
Flag Coat of arms
Zátor Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°2′3″N 17°35′35″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Moravian-Silesian
District	Bruntál
First mentioned	1377
Area
• Total	19.07 km2 (7.36 sq mi)
Elevation	368 m (1,207 ft)
Population  (2025-01-01)[1]
• Total	1,147
• Density	60/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	793 16
Website	www.zator.cz

Administrative division

Zátor consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):^[2]

• Zátor (528)
• Loučky (568)

Geography

Zátor is located about 10 kilometres (6 mi) northeast of Bruntál and 52 km (32 mi) northwest of Ostrava, in the historical region of Czech Silesia. It lies in the Nízký Jeseník range. The highest point is a nameless hill at 620 m (2,030 ft) above sea level. The Opava River flows through the municipality.

History

The first written mention of Zátor is from 1377.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 1,459 —     1880 1,520 +4.2% 1890 1,567 +3.1% 1900 1,434 −8.5% 1910 1,534 +7.0%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 1,564 +2.0% 1930 1,610 +2.9% 1950 1,113 −30.9% 1961 1,179 +5.9% 1970 1,014 −14.0%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 1,126 +11.0% 1991 1,119 −0.6% 2001 1,183 +5.7% 2011 1,143 −3.4% 2021 1,096 −4.1%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

Transport

The I/45 road from Bruntál to Krnov passes through the municipality.

Zátor is located on the railway line Opava–Rýmařov.^[6]

Sights

Church of the Holy Trinity

The main landmark of Zátor is the Church of the Holy Trinity. It was built in the Baroque style in 1753–1755. The church and its cemetery are surrounded by a wall in which Neoclassical chapels are built.^[7]

Notable people

• Johann Rudolf Kutschker (1810–1881), Austrian cardinal