Hlavnice

Municipality in Moravian-Silesian, Czech Republic

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49°55′28″N 17°43′40″E / 49.92444°N 17.72778°E / 49.92444; 17.72778Country

Czech RepublicRegionMoravian-SilesianDistrictOpavaFirst mentioned1250Area

• Total11.09 km² (4.28 sq mi)Elevation

388 m (1,273 ft)Population

(2023-01-01)^[1]

• Total663 • Density60/km² (150/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

747 52

Websitewww.obechlavnice.cz

Hlavnice (German: Glomnitz) is a municipality and village in Opava District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants.

History

The first written mention of Hlavnice is from 1250.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1869	684	—
1880	730	+6.7%
1890	726	−0.5%
1900	730	+0.6%
1910	741	+1.5%
1921	677	−8.6%
1930	635	−6.2%
1950	510	−19.7%
1961	498	−2.4%
1970	484	−2.8%
1980	489	+1.0%
1991	568	+16.2%
2001	595	+4.8%
2011	621	+4.4%
2021	634	+2.1%
Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ "Historie a správa obce" (in Czech). Obec Hlavnice. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Opava" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 3–4.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.