Ryžoviště

Municipality in Moravian-Silesian, Czech Republic

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49°52′32″N 17°21′30″E / 49.87556°N 17.35833°E / 49.87556; 17.35833Country

Czech RepublicRegionMoravian-SilesianDistrict BruntálFirst mentioned1317Area

• Total18.80 km² (7.26 sq mi)Elevation

595 m (1,952 ft)Population

(2023-01-01)^[1]

• Total582 • Density31/km² (80/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

793 56

Websitewww.ryzoviste.cz

Ryžoviště (formerly Brunzejf; German: Braunseifen) is a municipality and village in Bruntál District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1869	2,714	—
1880	2,540	−6.4%
1890	2,563	+0.9%
1900	2,104	−17.9%
1910	1,918	−8.8%
1921	1,680	−12.4%
1930	1,604	−4.5%
1950	739	−53.9%
1961	734	−0.7%
1970	735	+0.1%
1980	821	+11.7%
1991	710	−13.5%
2001	679	−4.4%
2011	597	−12.1%
2021	600	+0.5%
Source: Censuses^[2]^[3]

Notable people

Norbert Klein (1866–1933), bishop of Brno, Grand Master of the Teutonic Order

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Bruntál" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 11–12.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.