Welcome to Heřmanovice

The village is situated in the upper Opavice valley and belongs to nowadays Moravian-Silesian region. It was probably founded at the turn of the 13th and 14th centuries. At present time Heřmanovice has 415 permanent residents, however, the number of holiday-makers often exceeds this figure. From the geographical point of view, the village is situated in the region of historical Silesia between Vrbno pod Pradědem and Zlaté Hory. The village cadastre covers 42,81 sq km, the village centre is located on 50° 12´ of northen latitude and 17° 25´ of eastern longtitude.

The highest point of the cadastre region Heřmanovice is the Bear Mount - 1216 m ALT, the lowest point is the water level of Opavice in the place it leaves the cadastre - 538 m ALT. The average elevation in the region Heřmanovice is 700 m.

The village became famous with ore and lime mining in the past, there are remains of mines and quarries.