Dolní Benešov

Dolní Benešov
Dolní Benešov seen over the Nezmar pond
Dolní Benešov
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°55′16″N 18°6′30″E / 49.92111°N 18.10833°E / 49.92111; 18.10833
Country Czech Republic
RegionMoravian-Silesian
DistrictOpava
First mentioned1312
Government
 • MayorJan Widlák
Area
 • Total
14.81 km2 (5.72 sq mi)
Elevation
231 m (758 ft)
Population
 (2025-01-01)
 • Total
3,869
 • Density261.2/km2 (676.6/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
747 22
Websitewww.dolnibenesov.cz

Dolní Benešov (Czech pronunciation: [ˈdolɲiː ˈbɛnɛʃof]; formerly Benešov u Hlučína; German: Beneschau) is a town in Opava District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,900 inhabitants. It is part of the historical Hlučín Region.