Popovice (Brno-Country District)
Popovice | |
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Belfry in the centre of Popovice | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Popovice Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°6′26″N 16°36′58″E / 49.10722°N 16.61611°E | |
| Country | Czech Republic |
| Region | South Moravian |
| District | Brno-Country |
| First mentioned | 1406 |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.62 km2 (1.01 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 189 m (620 ft) |
| Population (2025-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 373 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (370/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 664 61 |
| Website | www |
Popovice is a municipality and village in Brno-Country District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.
Popovice lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) south of Brno and 192 km (119 mi) south-east of Prague.
History
The first written mention of Popovice is from 1406.[2]
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1869 | 194 | — |
| 1880 | 209 | +7.7% |
| 1890 | 205 | −1.9% |
| 1900 | 213 | +3.9% |
| 1910 | 209 | −1.9% |
| 1921 | 245 | +17.2% |
| 1930 | 267 | +9.0% |
| 1950 | 254 | −4.9% |
| 1961 | 252 | −0.8% |
| 1970 | 255 | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 235 | −7.8% |
| 1991 | 230 | −2.1% |
| 2001 | 247 | +7.4% |
| 2011 | 337 | +36.4% |
| 2021 | 361 | +7.1% |
| Source: Censuses[3][4] | ||
References
- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2025". Czech Statistical Office. 2025-05-16.
- ^ "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Popovice. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
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