Benátky (Svitavy District)

Benátky
Southern part of Benátky
Benátky
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°51′15″N 16°19′36″E / 49.85417°N 16.32667°E / 49.85417; 16.32667
Country Czech Republic
RegionPardubice
DistrictSvitavy
First mentioned1547
Area
 • Total
4.79 km2 (1.85 sq mi)
Elevation
350 m (1,150 ft)
Population
 (2025-01-01)[1]
 • Total
403
 • Density84/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
570 01
Websitewww.obecbenatky.cz

Benátky is a municipality and village in Svitavy District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.

Benátky lies approximately 15 kilometres (9 mi) north-west of Svitavy, 45 km (28 mi) south-east of Pardubice, and 140 km (87 mi) east of Prague.

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869484—    
1880490+1.2%
1890507+3.5%
1900468−7.7%
1910451−3.6%
1921431−4.4%
1930456+5.8%
1950325−28.7%
1961308−5.2%
1970305−1.0%
1980288−5.6%
1991255−11.5%
2001300+17.6%
2011350+16.7%
2021374+6.9%
Source: Censuses[2][3]

References

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2025". Czech Statistical Office. 2025-05-16.
  2. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
  3. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.