Dolní Životice

Dolní Životice
Chapel in Hertice
Dolní Životice
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°53′50″N 17°46′47″E / 49.89722°N 17.77972°E / 49.89722; 17.77972
Country Czech Republic
RegionMoravian-Silesian
DistrictOpava
First mentioned1320
Area
 • Total
11.26 km2 (4.35 sq mi)
Elevation
299 m (981 ft)
Population
 (2025-01-01)[1]
 • Total
1,045
 • Density93/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
747 56
Websitewww.dolnizivotice.cz

Dolní Životice (German: Schönstein) is a municipality and village in Opava District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,000 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Dolní Životice consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]

  • Dolní Životice (918)
  • Hertice (115)

History

The first written mention of Dolní Životice is from 1320. The first written mention of Hertice is from 1251.[3]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869938—    
1880937−0.1%
1890966+3.1%
1900970+0.4%
1910949−2.2%
19211,067+12.4%
1930972−8.9%
1950837−13.9%
1961971+16.0%
1970877−9.7%
1980871−0.7%
1991871+0.0%
20011,107+27.1%
20111,090−1.5%
20211,033−5.2%
Source: Censuses[4][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. ^ "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Dolní Životice. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
  4. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
  5. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.