Petrovice (Blansko District)

Petrovice
Church of Saint Peter and Paul
Petrovice
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°24′43″N 16°41′59″E / 49.41194°N 16.69972°E / 49.41194; 16.69972
Country Czech Republic
RegionSouth Moravian
DistrictBlansko
First mentioned1374
Area
 • Total
5.00 km2 (1.93 sq mi)
Elevation
547 m (1,795 ft)
Population
 (2025-01-01)[1]
 • Total
653
 • Density130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
679 02
Websitewww.oupetrovice.cz

Petrovice is a municipality and village in Blansko District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants.

Petrovice lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) north-east of Blansko, 24 km (15 mi) north of Brno, and 181 km (112 mi) south-east of Prague.

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869514—    
1880519+1.0%
1890537+3.5%
1900594+10.6%
1910586−1.3%
1921615+4.9%
1930636+3.4%
1950577−9.3%
1961546−5.4%
1970533−2.4%
1980445−16.5%
1991399−10.3%
2001419+5.0%
2011606+44.6%
2021633+4.5%
Source: Censuses[2][3]

References

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2025". Czech Statistical Office. 2025-05-16.
  2. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
  3. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.