Žulová (until 1948 Frýdberk; German: Friedeberg) is a town in Jeseník District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic.

Žulová consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2] The name is derived from the Czech word for granite (žula), which was mined here.

The highest point is the hill Boží hora at 527 m (1,729 ft) above sea level.

[5] From 1938 to 1945, the town was occupied by Nazi Germany and administered as a part of the Reichsgau Sudetenland.

During World War II, the Germans operated a forced labour subcamp of the Stalag VIII-B/344 prisoner-of-war camp at a quarry in Frýdberk, and a subcamp of Stalag VIII-B/344 at a quarry in Tomíkovice.

[7] Žulová is located on a railway line of local importance from Javorník to Lipová-lázně.

It is up to 4 m (13 ft) thick and has survived to the present day up to the height of the original 4th floor.