Hradec nad Svitavou

Municipality in Pardubice, Czech Republic
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49°42′41″N 16°28′50″E / 49.71139°N 16.48056°E / 49.71139; 16.48056Country Czech RepublicRegionPardubiceDistrictSvitavyFirst mentioned1270Area
 • Total24.71 km2 (9.54 sq mi)Elevation
420 m (1,380 ft)Population
 (2023-01-01)[1]
 • Total1,671 • Density68/km2 (180/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code
569 01
Websitewww.hradecnadsvitavou.cz

Hradec nad Svitavou (German: Greifendorf) is a municipality and village in Svitavy District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,700 inhabitants.

Hradec nad Svitavou lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) south of Svitavy, 63 km (39 mi) south-east of Pardubice, and 154 km (96 mi) east of Prague.

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
18692,466—    
18802,539+3.0%
18902,666+5.0%
19002,793+4.8%
19102,805+0.4%
19212,549−9.1%
19302,799+9.8%
19501,826−34.8%
19611,979+8.4%
19701,804−8.8%
19801,745−3.3%
19911,622−7.0%
20011,641+1.2%
20111,664+1.4%
20211,611−3.2%
Source: Censuses[2][3]

Notable people

  • Engelmar Unzeitig (1911–1945), German priest

References

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
  2. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Svitavy" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 5–6.
  3. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
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