Petrohrad (German: Petersburg) is a municipality and village in Louny District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.

Petrohrad
Petrohrad Castle
Petrohrad Castle
Flag of Petrohrad
Coat of arms of Petrohrad
Petrohrad is located in Czech Republic
Petrohrad
Petrohrad
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°7′39″N 13°26′47″E / 50.12750°N 13.44639°E / 50.12750; 13.44639
Country Czech Republic
RegionÚstí nad Labem
DistrictLouny
First mentioned1360
Area
 • Total18.50 km2 (7.14 sq mi)
Elevation
365 m (1,198 ft)
Population
 (2023-01-01)[1]
 • Total635
 • Density34/km2 (89/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes
439 85, 441 01
Websitewww.petrohrad-obec.cz

Petrohrad lies approximately 36 kilometres (22 mi) south-west of Louny, 73 km (45 mi) south-west of Ústí nad Labem, and 71 km (44 mi) west of Prague.

Administrative parts edit

The villages of Bílenec and Černčice are administrative parts of Petrohrad.

Demographics edit

Historical population
YearPop.±%
18691,092—    
18801,241+13.6%
18901,194−3.8%
19001,232+3.2%
19101,281+4.0%
19211,458+13.8%
19301,590+9.1%
1950929−41.6%
19611,055+13.6%
19701,029−2.5%
1980853−17.1%
1991729−14.5%
2001690−5.3%
2011749+8.6%
2021678−9.5%
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 Louny" (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.

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