Rataje (Kroměříž District)

Rataje
Main street in Rataje
Rataje
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°16′17″N 17°20′8″E / 49.27139°N 17.33556°E / 49.27139; 17.33556
Country Czech Republic
RegionZlín
DistrictKroměříž
First mentioned1283
Area
 • Total
12.11 km2 (4.68 sq mi)
Elevation
253 m (830 ft)
Population
 (2025-01-01)[1]
 • Total
1,142
 • Density94/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
768 12
Websitewww.rataje.cz

Rataje is a municipality and village in Kroměříž District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,100 inhabitants.

Rataje lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) south-west of Kroměříž, 25 km (16 mi) west of Zlín, and 229 km (142 mi) south-east of Prague.

Administrative division

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

  • Rataje (446)
  • Popovice (483)
  • Sobělice (214)

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
18691,042—    
18801,129+8.3%
18901,132+0.3%
19001,159+2.4%
19101,265+9.1%
19211,246−1.5%
19301,214−2.6%
19501,067−12.1%
19611,112+4.2%
1970992−10.8%
1980948−4.4%
1991931−1.8%
2001974+4.6%
20111,055+8.3%
20211,143+8.3%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

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. ^ "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.