Blažkov is a municipality and village in Žďár nad Sázavou District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.

Blažkov
Centre of Blažkov
Centre of Blažkov
Flag of Blažkov
Coat of arms of Blažkov
Blažkov is located in Czech Republic
Blažkov
Blažkov
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°28′23″N 16°11′7″E / 49.47306°N 16.18528°E / 49.47306; 16.18528
Country Czech Republic
RegionVysočina
DistrictŽďár nad Sázavou
First mentioned1348
Area
 • Total7.43 km2 (2.87 sq mi)
Elevation
515 m (1,690 ft)
Population
 (2023-01-01)[1]
 • Total277
 • Density37/km2 (97/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
592 51
Websitewww.blazkov.cz

Blažkov lies approximately 21 kilometres (13 mi) south-east of Žďár nad Sázavou, 45 km (28 mi) east of Jihlava, and 145 km (90 mi) south-east of Prague.

Administrative parts edit

The village of Dolní Rozsíčka is an administrative part of Blažkov.

Demographics edit

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869527—    
1880480−8.9%
1890502+4.6%
1900453−9.8%
1910403−11.0%
1921391−3.0%
1930370−5.4%
1950272−26.5%
1961301+10.7%
1970272−9.6%
1980311+14.3%
1991296−4.8%
2001304+2.7%
2011282−7.2%
2021273−3.2%
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 Žďár nad Sázavou" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 1–2.
  3. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.