Bílý Kostel nad Nisou (German: Weißkirchen) is a municipality and village in Liberec District in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,100 inhabitants.
Bílý Kostel nad Nisou | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Bílý Kostel nad Nisou Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°49′24″N 14°55′28″E / 50.82333°N 14.92444°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Liberec |
| District | Liberec |
| First mentioned | 1352 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 25.73 km2 (9.93 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 275 m (902 ft) |
| Population (2023-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,082 |
| • Density | 42/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 463 31 |
| Website | www |
Bílý Kostel nad Nisou lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) west of Liberec and 90 km (56 mi) north of Prague.
Administrative parts edit
The villages of Panenská Hůrka and Pekařka are administrative parts of Bílý Kostel nad Nisou.
Demographics edit
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1869 | 1,630 | — |
| 1880 | 1,660 | +1.8% |
| 1890 | 1,658 | −0.1% |
| 1900 | 1,600 | −3.5% |
| 1910 | 1,731 | +8.2% |
| 1921 | 1,557 | −10.1% |
| 1930 | 1,652 | +6.1% |
| 1950 | 943 | −42.9% |
| 1961 | 959 | +1.7% |
| 1970 | 893 | −6.9% |
| 1980 | 874 | −2.1% |
| 1991 | 743 | −15.0% |
| 2001 | 771 | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 871 | +13.0% |
| 2021 | 1,063 | +22.0% |
| Source: Censuses[2][3] | ||
Gallery edit
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Municipal office -
The village of Pekařka -
The village of Panenská Hůrka
References edit
- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Liberec" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 1–2.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
External links edit
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