Komňa is a municipality and village in Uherské Hradiště District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.
Komňa | |
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![]() Main street in the centre | |
Coordinates: 48°59′38″N 17°48′3″E / 48.99389°N 17.80083°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Zlín |
District | Uherské Hradiště |
First mentioned | 1261 |
Area | |
• Total | 16.39 km2 (6.33 sq mi) |
Elevation | 364 m (1,194 ft) |
Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 535 |
• Density | 33/km2 (85/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 687 71 |
Website | www |
Komňa lies approximately 28 kilometres (17 mi) east of Uherské Hradiště, 30 km (19 mi) south of Zlín, and 274 km (170 mi) south-east of Prague.
History
editThe first written mention of Komňa is from 1261.[2]
Demographics
editYear | Pop. | ±% |
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1869 | 998 | — |
1880 | 1,148 | +15.0% |
1890 | 1,279 | +11.4% |
1900 | 1,242 | −2.9% |
1910 | 1,302 | +4.8% |
1921 | 1,186 | −8.9% |
1930 | 1,082 | −8.8% |
1950 | 1,022 | −5.5% |
1961 | 822 | −19.6% |
1970 | 779 | −5.2% |
1980 | 643 | −17.5% |
1991 | 531 | −17.4% |
2001 | 543 | +2.3% |
2011 | 540 | −0.6% |
2021 | 521 | −3.5% |
Source: Censuses[3][4] |
Notable people
edit- John Amos Comenius (1592–1670), philosopher and pedagogue; lived here and was possibly born here
References
edit- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ "Významné události" (in Czech). Obec Komňa. Retrieved 2021-12-09.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Uherské Hradiště" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 3–4.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
External links
editWikimedia Commons has media related to Komňa.