Sopotnice

Sopotnice
Church of Saint Sigismund with the belfry
Sopotnice
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°3′33″N 16°20′43″E / 50.05917°N 16.34528°E / 50.05917; 16.34528
Country Czech Republic
RegionPardubice
DistrictÚstí nad Orlicí
First mentioned1356
Area
 • Total
13.57 km2 (5.24 sq mi)
Elevation
345 m (1,132 ft)
Population
 (2025-01-01)[1]
 • Total
938
 • Density69/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
561 15
Websitewww.obecsopotnice.cz

Sopotnice (German: Sopotnitz) is a municipality and village in Ústí nad Orlicí District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants.

Sopotnice lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) north-west of Ústí nad Orlicí, 41 km (25 mi) east of Pardubice, and 138 km (86 mi) east of Prague.

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
18691,374—    
18801,491+8.5%
18901,505+0.9%
19001,443−4.1%
19101,493+3.5%
19211,462−2.1%
19301,430−2.2%
19501,049−26.6%
19611,087+3.6%
19701,031−5.2%
19801,038+0.7%
1991960−7.5%
2001932−2.9%
2011922−1.1%
2021864−6.3%
Source: Censuses[2][3]

References

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2025". Czech Statistical Office. 2025-05-16.
  2. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
  3. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.