Tvrdkov (German: Pürkau) is a municipality and village in Bruntál District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants.

Tvrdkov
Centre of Tvrdkov
Centre of Tvrdkov
Coat of arms of Tvrdkov
Tvrdkov is located in Czech Republic
Tvrdkov
Tvrdkov
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°53′44″N 17°10′41″E / 49.89556°N 17.17806°E / 49.89556; 17.17806
Country Czech Republic
RegionMoravian-Silesian
DistrictBruntál
First mentioned1349
Area
 • Total19.89 km2 (7.68 sq mi)
Elevation
495 m (1,624 ft)
Population
 (2023-01-01)[1]
 • Total238
 • Density12/km2 (31/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
793 44
Websitewww.tvrdkov.cz

Administrative parts edit

The villages of Mirotínek and Ruda are administrative parts of Tvrdkov.

Demographics edit

Historical population
YearPop.±%
18691,647—    
18801,638−0.5%
18901,524−7.0%
19001,377−9.6%
19101,302−5.4%
19211,227−5.8%
19301,148−6.4%
1950527−54.1%
1961571+8.3%
1970473−17.2%
1980346−26.8%
1991287−17.1%
2001253−11.8%
2011216−14.6%
2021227+5.1%
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 Bruntál" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 13–14.
  3. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.