Blatce

Blatce
View from the southeast
Blatce
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°30′11″N 14°36′12″E / 50.50306°N 14.60333°E / 50.50306; 14.60333
Country Czech Republic
RegionLiberec
DistrictČeská Lípa
First mentioned1414
Area
 • Total
16.97 km2 (6.55 sq mi)
Elevation
360 m (1,180 ft)
Population
 (2025-01-01)[1]
 • Total
115
 • Density6.8/km2 (18/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
472 01
Websiteblatce.cz

Blatce (German: Großblatzen) is a municipality and village in Česká Lípa District in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 100 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Blatce consists of six municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]

  • Blatce (52)
  • Beškov (8)
  • Blatečky (6)
  • Houska (50)
  • Konrádov (10)
  • Tubož (12)

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
18691,090—    
18801,037−4.9%
1890912−12.1%
1900804−11.8%
1910771−4.1%
1921741−3.9%
1930689−7.0%
1950286−58.5%
1961250−12.6%
1970144−42.4%
198094−34.7%
199155−41.5%
200157+3.6%
201198+71.9%
2021138+40.8%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Sights

Blatce is known for the Houska Castle. It is open to the public.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2025". Czech Statistical Office. 2025-05-16.
  2. ^ "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
  3. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
  4. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  5. ^ "Hrad Houska – tajemný hrad s cestou do pekla" (in Czech). CzechTourism. Retrieved 2022-10-27.