Vysočina (Chrudim District)
Vysočina | |
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Church of Saint Nicholas in Svatý Mikuláš | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Vysočina Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°46′11″N 15°51′11″E / 49.76972°N 15.85306°E | |
| Country | Czech Republic |
| Region | Pardubice |
| District | Chrudim |
| Established | 1961 |
| Area | |
• Total | 17.90 km2 (6.91 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 567 m (1,860 ft) |
| Population (2025-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 701 |
| • Density | 39/km2 (100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 539 01 |
| Website | www |
Vysočina is a municipality in Chrudim District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants.
Administrative division
Vysočina consists of seven municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]
- Dřevíkov (74)
- Možděnice (139)
- Petrkov 1.díl (16)
- Rváčov (347)
- Svatý Mikuláš (9)
- Svobodné Hamry (77)
- Veselý Kopec (10)
The municipal office is located in Dřevíkov.
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1869 | 1,499 | — |
| 1880 | 1,491 | −0.5% |
| 1890 | 1,398 | −6.2% |
| 1900 | 1,440 | +3.0% |
| 1910 | 1,503 | +4.4% |
| 1921 | 1,501 | −0.1% |
| 1930 | 1,369 | −8.8% |
| 1950 | 1,022 | −25.3% |
| 1961 | 1,037 | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 914 | −11.9% |
| 1980 | 834 | −8.8% |
| 1991 | 690 | −17.3% |
| 2001 | 707 | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 687 | −2.8% |
| 2021 | 672 | −2.2% |
| Source: Censuses[3][4] | ||
Notable people
- Jan Nevole (1812–1903), architect; lived and died here
References
- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2025". Czech Statistical Office. 2025-05-16.
- ^ "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
External links
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