Knínice (Jihlava District)

Knínice
Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross
Knínice
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°5′39″N 15°36′15″E / 49.09417°N 15.60417°E / 49.09417; 15.60417
Country Czech Republic
RegionVysočina
DistrictJihlava
First mentioned1262
Area
 • Total
10.65 km2 (4.11 sq mi)
Elevation
541 m (1,775 ft)
Population
 (2025-01-01)[1]
 • Total
195
 • Density18/km2 (47/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
588 56
Websitewww.obec-kninice.cz

Knínice (Czech pronunciation: [ˈkɲiːɲɪtsɛ]; German: Kinitz) is a municipality and village in Jihlava District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants.

Knínice lies approximately 34 kilometres (21 mi) south of Jihlava and 140 km (87 mi) south-east of Prague.

Administrative division

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

  • Knínice (172)
  • Bohusoudov (3)

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869670—    
1880662−1.2%
1890620−6.3%
1900645+4.0%
1910654+1.4%
1921647−1.1%
1930582−10.0%
1950458−21.3%
1961428−6.6%
1970361−15.7%
1980296−18.0%
1991215−27.4%
2001206−4.2%
2011186−9.7%
2021175−5.9%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

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.