Žďár nad Orlicí (German: Brand an der Adler) is a municipality and village in Rychnov nad Kněžnou District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.
Žďár nad Orlicí | |
|---|---|
 Municipal office | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Žďár nad Orlicí Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°7′11″N 16°4′10″E / 50.11972°N 16.06944°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Hradec Králové |
| District | Rychnov nad Kněžnou |
| First mentioned | 1342 |
| Area | |
• Total | 9.36 km2 (3.61 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 257 m (843 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 545 |
| • Density | 58/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 517 23 |
| Website | www |
Administrative parts
editThe villages of Chotiv and Světlá are administrative parts of Žďár nad Orlicí.
History
editThe first written mention of Žďár nad Orlicí is from 1342.[2]
Demographics
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1869 | 787 | — |
| 1880 | 833 | +5.8% |
| 1890 | 819 | −1.7% |
| 1900 | 785 | −4.2% |
| 1910 | 837 | +6.6% |
| 1921 | 836 | −0.1% |
| 1930 | 845 | +1.1% |
| 1950 | 656 | −22.4% |
| 1961 | 593 | −9.6% |
| 1970 | 569 | −4.0% |
| 1980 | 479 | −15.8% |
| 1991 | 427 | −10.9% |
| 2001 | 421 | −1.4% |
| 2011 | 435 | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 509 | +17.0% |
| Source: Censuses[3][4] | ||
References
edit- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ "Obec" (in Czech). Obec Žďár nad Orlicí. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
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