Blatnice is a municipality and village in Plzeň-North District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants.
Blatnice | |
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Coordinates: 49°43′11″N 13°9′22″E / 49.71972°N 13.15611°E | |
Country | Czech Republic |
Region | Plzeň |
District | Plzeň-North |
First mentioned | 1379 |
Area | |
• Total | 4.13 km2 (1.59 sq mi) |
Elevation | 360 m (1,180 ft) |
Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 896 |
• Density | 220/km2 (560/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 330 25 |
Website | www |
Blatnice lies approximately 17 kilometres (11 mi) west of Plzeň and 100 kilometres (62 mi) south-west of Prague.
Etymology
editThe name is derived from Czech word bláto (i.e. 'mud').[2]
History
editThe first written mention of Blatnice is from 1379.[2]
Blatnice was annexed to Nazi Germany in 1938 and administered as part of Reichsgau Sudetenland. After World War II, its German-speaking population was expelled.
Demographics
editYear | Pop. | ±% |
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1869 | 262 | — |
1880 | 725 | +176.7% |
1890 | 933 | +28.7% |
1900 | 1,019 | +9.2% |
1910 | 948 | −7.0% |
1921 | 937 | −1.2% |
1930 | 1,052 | +12.3% |
1950 | 822 | −21.9% |
1961 | 896 | +9.0% |
1970 | 807 | −9.9% |
1980 | 749 | −7.2% |
1991 | 665 | −11.2% |
2001 | 691 | +3.9% |
2011 | 780 | +12.9% |
2021 | 925 | +18.6% |
Source: Censuses[3][4] |
References
edit- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ a b "Představení obce Blatnice" (in Czech). Obec Blatnice. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Plzeň-sever" (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
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