Uhelná (until 1948 Serksdorf; German: Sörgsdorf) is a municipality and village in Jeseník District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.

Uhelná
Church of Saint Catherine
Church of Saint Catherine
Flag of Uhelná
Coat of arms of Uhelná
Uhelná is located in Czech Republic
Uhelná
Uhelná
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°21′54″N 17°1′39″E / 50.36500°N 17.02750°E / 50.36500; 17.02750
Country Czech Republic
RegionOlomouc
DistrictJeseník
First mentioned1290
Area
 • Total
22.49 km2 (8.68 sq mi)
Elevation
276 m (906 ft)
Population
 (2024-01-01)[1]
 • Total
473
 • Density21/km2 (54/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes
790 65, 790 70
Websitewww.uhelna.cz

Uhelná lies approximately 19 kilometres (12 mi) north-west of Jeseník, 87 km (54 mi) north of Olomouc, and 188 km (117 mi) east of Prague.

Administrative parts

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The villages and hamlets of Červený Důl, Dolní Fořt, Horní Fořt, Hraničky and Nové Vilémovice are administrative parts of Uhelná.

Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
18692,094—    
18802,121+1.3%
18902,023−4.6%
19001,825−9.8%
19101,790−1.9%
19211,729−3.4%
19301,792+3.6%
1950715−60.1%
1961790+10.5%
1970643−18.6%
1980556−13.5%
1991531−4.5%
2001549+3.4%
2011503−8.4%
2021477−5.2%
Source: Censuses[2][3]

Notable people

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  • Robert Latzel (1845–1919), Austrian myriapodologist and entomologist

References

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  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
  2. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
  3. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
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