Dolní Rožínka

Dolní Rožínka
Dolní Rožínka Castle
Dolní Rožínka
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°28′37″N 16°12′38″E / 49.47694°N 16.21056°E / 49.47694; 16.21056
Country Czech Republic
RegionVysočina
DistrictŽďár nad Sázavou
First mentioned1353
Area
 • Total
4.47 km2 (1.73 sq mi)
Elevation
502 m (1,647 ft)
Population
 (2025-01-01)[1]
 • Total
583
 • Density130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
592 51
Websitewww.dolni-rozinka.cz

Dolní Rožínka is a municipality and village in Žďár nad Sázavou District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.

Dolní Rožínka lies approximately 22 kilometres (14 mi) south-east of Žďár nad Sázavou, 46 kilometres (29 mi) east of Jihlava, and 146 kilometres (91 mi) south-east of Prague.

Administrative division

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

  • Dolní Rožínka (568)
  • Horní Rozsíčka (41)

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869428—    
1880505+18.0%
1890478−5.3%
1900459−4.0%
1910389−15.3%
1921383−1.5%
1930319−16.7%
1950310−2.8%
1961820+164.5%
1970783−4.5%
1980742−5.2%
1991685−7.7%
2001661−3.5%
2011629−4.8%
2021609−3.2%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Economy

The last uranium mine in the country was located here until 2016, when it was closed.[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. ^ "Poslední návštěva pod zemí. Uranový důl Rožná pomalu zaplaví voda". ČT24 (in Czech). Czech Television. 2020-10-06. Retrieved 2021-11-04.