Oborná (until 1947 Špilendorf; ) is a municipality and village in Bruntál District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.

Geography Oborná is located about northeast of Bruntál and northwest of Ostrava. It lies in the Nízký Jeseník range. The highest point is at above sea level. The built-up area lies in the valley of the stream Oborenský potok.

History The first written mention of Špilendorf is from 1405.

According to the Austro-Hungarian census of 1910, the municipality had 511 inhabitants, all of them were German-speaking. The most populous religious group were Roman Catholics with 505 (98.8%).

In 1947, the municipality was renamed from Špilendorf to its current name.

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Transport

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

The railway line Bruntál–Milotice nad Opavou runs through the municipal territory, but there is no train station. The municipality is served by the station in neighbouring Bruntál.

Sights There are no protected cultural monuments in the municipality. The main landmark is the Church of the Holy Trinity.

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