Královské Poříčí

Municipality in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic

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50°3′38″N 12°59′6″E / 50.06056°N 12.98500°E / 50.06056; 12.98500Country

Czech RepublicRegionKarlovy VaryDistrictSokolovFirst mentioned1240Area

• Total12.20 km² (4.71 sq mi)Elevation

396 m (1,299 ft)Population

(2023-01-01)^[1]

• Total774 • Density63/km² (160/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

357 41

Websitewww.kralovske-porici.eu

Královské Poříčí (German: Königswerth) is a municipality and village in Sokolov District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 800 inhabitants. It lies on the river Ohře. The centre is well preserved and is protected by law as village monument zone.

Administrative parts

The area of the former village of Jehličná is an administrative part of Královské Poříčí.

History

The first written mention of Královské Poříčí is from 1240.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1869	839	—
1880	897	+6.9%
1890	1,486	+65.7%
1900	2,184	+47.0%
1910	2,362	+8.2%
1921	2,543	+7.7%
1930	2,634	+3.6%
1950	2,174	−17.5%
1961	2,163	−0.5%
1970	1,529	−29.3%
1980	981	−35.8%
1991	633	−35.5%
2001	710	+12.2%
2011	887	+24.9%
2021	893	+0.7%
Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Královské Poříčí. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Sokolov" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 5–6.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.