Petřvald (Nový Jičín District)

Petřvald
Municipal office
Petřvald
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°42′31″N 18°9′26″E / 49.70861°N 18.15722°E / 49.70861; 18.15722
Country Czech Republic
RegionMoravian-Silesian
DistrictNový Jičín
First mentioned1267
Area
 • Total
12.51 km2 (4.83 sq mi)
Elevation
233 m (764 ft)
Population
 (2025-01-01)[1]
 • Total
1,748
 • Density140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
742 60
Websitewww.petrvaldobec.cz

Petřvald (German: Gross Peterswald) is a municipality and village in Nový Jičín District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,700 inhabitants.

Administrative division

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

  • Petřvald 1-Petřvald (1,398)
  • Petřvald 2-Petřvaldík (252)

History

The first written mention of Petřvald is from 1267.[3]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
18691,444—    
18801,430−1.0%
18901,595+11.5%
19001,646+3.2%
19101,795+9.1%
19211,634−9.0%
19301,717+5.1%
19501,464−14.7%
19611,635+11.7%
19701,639+0.2%
19801,710+4.3%
19911,727+1.0%
20011,727+0.0%
20111,761+2.0%
20211,650−6.3%
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 Petřvald" (in Czech). Obec Petřvald. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
  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.