Rokle

Rokle
Rokle Castle
Rokle
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°21′12″N 13°17′56″E / 50.35333°N 13.29889°E / 50.35333; 13.29889
Country Czech Republic
RegionÚstí nad Labem
DistrictChomutov
First mentioned1367
Area
 • Total
13.57 km2 (5.24 sq mi)
Elevation
340 m (1,120 ft)
Population
 (2025-01-01)[1]
 • Total
450
 • Density33/km2 (86/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
432 01
Websitewww.obecrokle.cz

Rokle (German: Rachel) is a municipality and village in Chomutov District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.

Rokle lies approximately 15 kilometres (9 mi) south-west of Chomutov, 63 km (39 mi) south-west of Ústí nad Labem, and 85 km (53 mi) west of Prague.

Administrative division

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

  • Rokle (49)
  • Hradec (227)
  • Krásný Dvoreček (10)
  • Nová Víska u Rokle (47)
  • Želina (55)

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869644—    
1880624−3.1%
1890590−5.4%
1900667+13.1%
1910640−4.0%
1921654+2.2%
1930653−0.2%
1950411−37.1%
1961365−11.2%
1970252−31.0%
1980220−12.7%
1991172−21.8%
2001216+25.6%
2011268+24.1%
2021388+44.8%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Economy

Hradec substation is located in the municipality.

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.