Knyk is a municipality and village in Havlíčkův Brod District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.

Knyk
Centre of Knyk
Centre of Knyk
Flag of Knyk
Coat of arms of Knyk
Knyk is located in Czech Republic
Knyk
Knyk
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°38′49″N 15°34′43″E / 49.64694°N 15.57861°E / 49.64694; 15.57861
Country Czech Republic
RegionVysočina
DistrictHavlíčkův Brod
First mentioned1472
Area
 • Total6.50 km2 (2.51 sq mi)
Elevation
500 m (1,600 ft)
Population
 (2023-01-01)[1]
 • Total443
 • Density68/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
580 01
Websitewww.obecknyk.cz

Knyk lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) north of Havlíčkův Brod, 28 km (17 mi) north of Jihlava, and 97 km (60 mi) south-east of Prague.

Administrative parts edit

The village of Rozňák is an administrative part of Knyk.

Demographics edit

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869348—    
1880358+2.9%
1890312−12.8%
1900312+0.0%
1910323+3.5%
1921363+12.4%
1930333−8.3%
1950324−2.7%
1961308−4.9%
1970315+2.3%
1980312−1.0%
1991307−1.6%
2001325+5.9%
2011381+17.2%
2021431+13.1%
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 Havlíčkův Brod" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 9–10.
  3. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.