Buková (Prostějov District)

Buková is a municipality and village in Prostějov District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.

Buková
View from the southwest
View from the southwest
Flag of Buková
Coat of arms of Buková
Buková is located in Czech Republic
Buková
Buková
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°30′35″N 16°49′45″E / 49.50972°N 16.82917°E / 49.50972; 16.82917
Country Czech Republic
RegionOlomouc
DistrictProstějov
First mentioned1378
Area
 • Total17.43 km2 (6.73 sq mi)
Elevation
628 m (2,060 ft)
Population
 (2023-01-01)[1]
 • Total302
 • Density17/km2 (45/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
798 48
Websitewww.bukova.eu

Buková lies approximately 21 kilometres (13 mi) west of Prostějov, 32 km (20 mi) west of Olomouc, and 185 km (115 mi) east of Prague.

Demographics edit

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869697—    
1880745+6.9%
1890721−3.2%
1900691−4.2%
1910693+0.3%
1921654−5.6%
1930646−1.2%
1950510−21.1%
1961534+4.7%
1970504−5.6%
1980416−17.5%
1991358−13.9%
2001350−2.2%
2011317−9.4%
2021285−10.1%
Source: Censuses[2][3]

References edit

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