Pivín

Pivín
Church of Saint George
Pivín
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°23′5″N 17°11′5″E / 49.38472°N 17.18472°E / 49.38472; 17.18472
Country Czech Republic
RegionOlomouc
DistrictProstějov
First mentioned1321
Area
 • Total
6.93 km2 (2.68 sq mi)
Elevation
219 m (719 ft)
Population
 (2025-01-01)[1]
 • Total
756
 • Density110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
798 24
Websitewww.pivin.cz

Pivín is a municipality and village in Prostějov District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 800 inhabitants.

Pivín lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) south-east of Prostějov, 24 km (15 mi) south of Olomouc, and 214 km (133 mi) east of Prague.

History

The first written mention of Pivín is from 1321.[2]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869638—    
1880675+5.8%
1890700+3.7%
1900736+5.1%
1910746+1.4%
1921823+10.3%
1930915+11.2%
1950807−11.8%
1961821+1.7%
1970742−9.6%
1980726−2.2%
1991674−7.2%
2001680+0.9%
2011703+3.4%
2021695−1.1%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

References

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2025". Czech Statistical Office. 2025-05-16.
  2. ^ "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Pivín. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
  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.