Šumvald
Šumvald | |
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Church of Saint Nicholas | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Šumvald Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°49′52″N 17°7′58″E / 49.83111°N 17.13278°E | |
| Country | Czech Republic |
| Region | Olomouc |
| District | Olomouc |
| First mentioned | 1272 |
| Area | |
• Total | 21.01 km2 (8.11 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 306 m (1,004 ft) |
| Population (2025-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 1,666 |
| • Density | 79/km2 (210/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 783 85 |
| Website | www |
Šumvald (German: Schönwald) is a municipality and village in Olomouc District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,700 inhabitants.
Šumvald lies approximately 29 kilometres (18 mi) north of Olomouc and 197 km (122 mi) east of Prague.
Administrative division
Šumvald consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]
- Šumvald (1,265)
- Břevenec (312)
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1869 | 2,420 | — |
| 1880 | 2,419 | −0.0% |
| 1890 | 2,272 | −6.1% |
| 1900 | 2,181 | −4.0% |
| 1910 | 2,059 | −5.6% |
| 1921 | 2,011 | −2.3% |
| 1930 | 2,073 | +3.1% |
| 1950 | 1,575 | −24.0% |
| 1961 | 1,689 | +7.2% |
| 1970 | 1,627 | −3.7% |
| 1980 | 1,664 | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 1,686 | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 1,755 | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 1,664 | −5.2% |
| 2021 | 1,577 | −5.2% |
| Source: Censuses[3][4] | ||
References
- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2025". Czech Statistical Office. 2025-05-16.
- ^ "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
External links
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