Petrovice (German: Petersdorf) is a municipality and village in Bruntál District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 100 inhabitants. The village is well preserved and is protected by law as a village monument zone.

The name is derived from the personal name Petr. He was probably the leader of the colonizers who came here in the 13th century.

Petrovice is located about 27 kilometres (17 mi) north of Bruntál and 70 km (43 mi) north of Ostrava. The municipality is located on the border with Poland in the Osoblažsko microregion.

Petrovice lies in the Zlatohorská Highlands. The highest points are the slopes of Biskupská hora (at 872 m (2,861 ft) above sea level) in the northern part, and the peaks of Kutný vrch (869 m (2,851 ft)) and Solná hora (868 m (2,848 ft)) on the southern municipal border. The built-up area is located in the valley of the Osoblaha River, which originates in the territory of Petrovice.

The first written mention of Petrovice is from 1267. The village was founded by bishop Bruno von Schauenburg, probably between 1250 and 1252.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 1,327 —     1880 1,320 −0.5% 1890 1,301 −1.4% 1900 1,169 −10.1% 1910 1,024 −12.4%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 806 −21.3% 1930 749 −7.1% 1950 267 −64.4% 1961 365 +36.7% 1970 306 −16.2%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 237 −22.5% 1991 167 −29.5% 2001 141 −15.6% 2011 141 +0.0% 2021 122 −13.5%
Source: Censuses

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

The main landmark of Petrovice is the Church of Saint Roch. It is a typical rural single nave church, which was built in the Neoclassical style in 1826–1830.

• Josef Pfitzner (1901–1945), German politician and writer, executed for war crimes

• Official website