Sviny (Žďár nad Sázavou District)

Sviny
Centre of Sviny
Sviny
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°21′51″N 16°5′6″E / 49.36417°N 16.08500°E / 49.36417; 16.08500
Country Czech Republic
RegionVysočina
DistrictŽďár nad Sázavou
First mentioned1368
Area
 • Total
3.71 km2 (1.43 sq mi)
Elevation
590 m (1,940 ft)
Population
 (2025-01-01)[1]
 • Total
118
 • Density32/km2 (82/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
594 51
Websitewww.obecsviny.cz

Sviny is a municipality and village in Žďár nad Sázavou District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 100 inhabitants.

Sviny lies approximately 26 kilometres (16 mi) south-east of Žďár nad Sázavou, 37 km (23 mi) east of Jihlava, and 146 km (91 mi) south-east of Prague.

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869156—    
1880154−1.3%
1890165+7.1%
1900143−13.3%
1910148+3.5%
1921149+0.7%
1930160+7.4%
1950109−31.9%
1961114+4.6%
1970121+6.1%
1980100−17.4%
1991102+2.0%
2001110+7.8%
2011103−6.4%
2021110+6.8%
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.