Bělá nad Svitavou is a municipality and village in Svitavy District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.
Bělá nad Svitavou | |
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.jpg) Centre of Bělá nad Svitavou | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Bělá nad Svitavou Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°38′25″N 16°28′58″E / 49.64028°N 16.48278°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Pardubice |
| District | Svitavy |
| First mentioned | 1502 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 11.56 km2 (4.46 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 420 m (1,380 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 479 |
| • Density | 41/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 569 05 |
| Website | www |
Demographics
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1869 | 1,053 | — |
| 1880 | 1,167 | +10.8% |
| 1890 | 1,209 | +3.6% |
| 1900 | 1,225 | +1.3% |
| 1910 | 1,259 | +2.8% |
| 1921 | 1,098 | −12.8% |
| 1930 | 1,158 | +5.5% |
| 1950 | 693 | −40.2% |
| 1961 | 736 | +6.2% |
| 1970 | 708 | −3.8% |
| 1980 | 605 | −14.5% |
| 1991 | 498 | −17.7% |
| 2001 | 477 | −4.2% |
| 2011 | 505 | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 485 | −4.0% |
| Source: Censuses[2][3] | ||
Notable people
edit- Jakob Kolletschka (1803–1847), Czech-Austrian pathologist and forensic physician
References
edit- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Svitavy" (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.
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