Semechnice

Semechnice
Municipal office
Semechnice
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°15′37″N 16°8′54″E / 50.26028°N 16.14833°E / 50.26028; 16.14833
Country Czech Republic
RegionHradec Králové
DistrictRychnov nad Kněžnou
First mentioned1364
Area
 • Total
7.76 km2 (3.00 sq mi)
Elevation
282 m (925 ft)
Population
 (2025-01-01)[1]
 • Total
441
 • Density57/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
518 01
Websitewww.semechnice.cz

Semechnice is a municipality and village in Rychnov nad Kněžnou District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.

Administrative division

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

  • Semechnice (388)
  • Kruhovka (19)
  • Podchlumí (9)

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869692—    
1880705+1.9%
1890706+0.1%
1900747+5.8%
1910707−5.4%
1921696−1.6%
1930702+0.9%
1950517−26.4%
1961489−5.4%
1970431−11.9%
1980395−8.4%
1991370−6.3%
2001368−0.5%
2011381+3.5%
2021416+9.2%
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.