Polná na Šumavě

Polná na Šumavě
View from the south
Polná na Šumavě
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 48°47′57″N 14°8′49″E / 48.79917°N 14.14694°E / 48.79917; 14.14694
Country Czech Republic
RegionSouth Bohemian
DistrictČeský Krumlov
First mentioned1259
Area
 • Total
19.12 km2 (7.38 sq mi)
Elevation
750 m (2,460 ft)
Population
 (2025-01-01)[1]
 • Total
203
 • Density11/km2 (27/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
382 29
Websitewww.polnanasumave.cz

Polná na Šumavě (German: Stein im Böhmerwald) is a municipality and village in Český Krumlov District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Polná na Šumavě consists of four municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]

  • Polná na Šumavě (52)
  • Květušín (143)
  • Olšina (0)
  • Otice (3)

History

The first written mention of Polná na Šumavě is from 1259.[3] The municipality was recreated on 1 January 2016 by diminishing of Boletice Military Training Area.[4]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869719—    
1880787+9.5%
1890736−6.5%
1900773+5.0%
1910836+8.2%
1921780−6.7%
1930830+6.4%
1950222−73.3%
19610−100.0%
197000.00%
198000.00%
199100.00%
2001213—    
2011203−4.7%
2021198−2.5%
Source: Censuses[5][6]

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. ^ Profous, Antonín (1951). Místní jména v Čechách III: M–Ř (in Czech). p. 429.
  4. ^ "Nejnovější obce slaví dva roky existence. Polná na Šumavě se naučila fungovat, domy lidem zatím neprodá" (in Czech). Czech Television. 2017-12-25. Retrieved 2022-07-08.
  5. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
  6. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.