Holčovice

Municipality in Moravian-Silesian, Czech Republic

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50°9′24″N 17°29′10″E / 50.15667°N 17.48611°E / 50.15667; 17.48611Country

Czech RepublicRegionMoravian-SilesianDistrict BruntálFirst mentioned1377Area

• Total40.57 km² (15.66 sq mi)Elevation

475 m (1,558 ft)Population

(2023-01-01)^[1]

• Total714 • Density18/km² (46/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

793 71

Websitewww.obecholcovice.cz

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

Administrative parts

The villages of Dlouhá Ves, Hejnov, Jelení, Komora and Spálené are administrative parts of Holčovice.

History

The first written mention of Holčovice is from 1377.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1869	5,751	—
1880	5,307	−7.7%
1890	4,941	−6.9%
1900	4,538	−8.2%
1910	4,199	−7.5%
1921	3,733	−11.1%
1930	3,683	−1.3%
1950	886	−75.9%
1961	1,130	+27.5%
1970	978	−13.5%
1980	856	−12.5%
1991	678	−20.8%
2001	746	+10.0%
2011	679	−9.0%
2021	652	−4.0%
Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Holčovice. Retrieved 2022-03-15.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Bruntál" (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.