Opatov (Jihlava District)
Opatov | |
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Opatov Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°25′52″N 15°23′40″E / 49.43111°N 15.39444°E | |
| Country | Czech Republic |
| Region | Vysočina |
| District | Jihlava |
| First mentioned | 1303 |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.75 km2 (2.61 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 650 m (2,130 ft) |
| Population (2025-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 203 |
| • Density | 30/km2 (78/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 588 05 |
| Website | www |
Opatov (Czech pronunciation: [ˈopatof]) is a municipality and village in Jihlava District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants.
Opatov lies approximately 16 kilometres (10 mi) west of Jihlava and 100 km (62 mi) south-east of Prague.
History
The first written mention of Opatov is from 1303.[2]
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1869 | 578 | — |
| 1880 | 518 | −10.4% |
| 1890 | 499 | −3.7% |
| 1900 | 496 | −0.6% |
| 1910 | 482 | −2.8% |
| 1921 | 495 | +2.7% |
| 1930 | 401 | −19.0% |
| 1950 | 286 | −28.7% |
| 1961 | 274 | −4.2% |
| 1970 | 227 | −17.2% |
| 1980 | 177 | −22.0% |
| 1991 | 174 | −1.7% |
| 2001 | 207 | +19.0% |
| 2011 | 186 | −10.1% |
| 2021 | 198 | +6.5% |
| Source: Censuses[3][4] | ||
References
- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2025". Czech Statistical Office. 2025-05-16.
- ^ "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Opatov. Retrieved 2022-10-07.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
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