Horní Beřkovice (German: Ober Berschkowitz) is a municipality and village in Litoměřice District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,000 inhabitants.
Horní Beřkovice | |
|---|---|
 Municipal office | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Horní Beřkovice Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°21′32″N 14°20′48″E / 50.35889°N 14.34667°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Ústí nad Labem |
| District | Litoměřice |
| First mentioned | 1344 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.10 km2 (1.97 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 210 m (690 ft) |
| Population (2023-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 959 |
| • Density | 190/km2 (490/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 411 85 |
| Website | www |
Horní Beřkovice lies approximately 26 kilometres (16 mi) south-east of Litoměřice, 40 km (25 mi) south-east of Ústí nad Labem, and 31 km (19 mi) north of Prague.
Demographics edit
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1869 | 639 | — |
| 1880 | 620 | −3.0% |
| 1890 | 649 | +4.7% |
| 1900 | 1,221 | +88.1% |
| 1910 | 1,509 | +23.6% |
| 1921 | 1,497 | −0.8% |
| 1930 | 2,094 | +39.9% |
| 1950 | 1,559 | −25.5% |
| 1961 | 1,583 | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 1,302 | −17.8% |
| 1980 | 1,036 | −20.4% |
| 1991 | 1,013 | −2.2% |
| 2001 | 948 | −6.4% |
| 2011 | 1,207 | +27.3% |
| 2021 | 1,195 | −1.0% |
| Source: Censuses[2][3] | ||
Economy edit
The municipality contains a psychiatric hospital and a firing range for the police.
Notable people edit
- Klementina Kalašová (1850–1889), opera singer
References edit
- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Litoměřice" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 3–4.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
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