Chornice (German: Kornitz) is a municipality and village in Svitavy District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 800 inhabitants.
Chornice | |
|---|---|
 Church of Saint Lawrence | |
  Chornice Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°40′3″N 16°44′34″E / 49.66750°N 16.74278°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Pardubice |
| District | Svitavy |
| First mentioned | 1258 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 14.23 km2 (5.49 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 322 m (1,056 ft) |
| Population (2023-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 848 |
| • Density | 60/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 569 42 |
| Website | www |
Chornice lies approximately 23 kilometres (14 mi) south-east of Svitavy, 81 km (50 mi) south-east of Pardubice, and 174 km (108 mi) east of Prague.
Demographics edit
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1869 | 972 | — |
| 1880 | 951 | −2.2% |
| 1890 | 1,021 | +7.4% |
| 1900 | 1,001 | −2.0% |
| 1910 | 1,004 | +0.3% |
| 1921 | 1,055 | +5.1% |
| 1930 | 1,070 | +1.4% |
| 1950 | 892 | −16.6% |
| 1961 | 910 | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 932 | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 851 | −8.7% |
| 1991 | 825 | −3.1% |
| 2001 | 830 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 825 | −0.6% |
| 2021 | 796 | −3.5% |
| Source: Censuses[2][3] | ||
Notable people edit
- František Mašlaň (born 1933), ice hockey player
References edit
- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Svitavy" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 5–6.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
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