Perštejn

Perštejn
Perštejn as seen from Hradiště hill
Perštejn
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°22′54″N 13°6′37″E / 50.38167°N 13.11028°E / 50.38167; 13.11028
Country Czech Republic
RegionÚstí nad Labem
DistrictChomutov
First mentioned1344
Area
 • Total
20.59 km2 (7.95 sq mi)
Elevation
365 m (1,198 ft)
Population
 (2025-01-01)[1]
 • Total
1,155
 • Density56/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
431 63
Websitewww.obec-perstejn.cz

Perštejn (German: Pürstein) is a municipality and village in Chomutov District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,200 inhabitants.

Perštejn lies approximately 23 kilometres (14 mi) south-west of Chomutov, 73 km (45 mi) south-west of Ústí nad Labem, and 99 km (62 mi) west of Prague.

Administrative division

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

  • Perštejn (717)
  • Černýš (126)
  • Lužný (177)
  • Ondřejov (29)
  • Rájov (38)
  • Údolíčko (50)
  • Vykmanov (13)

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
18692,026—    
18802,373+17.1%
18902,422+2.1%
19002,204−9.0%
19102,489+12.9%
19212,563+3.0%
19302,796+9.1%
19501,459−47.8%
19611,432−1.9%
19701,134−20.8%
19801,009−11.0%
1991933−7.5%
20011,021+9.4%
20111,080+5.8%
20211,150+6.5%
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.