Ostružná (until 1918 Špornava; German: Spornhau) is a municipality and village in Jeseník District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants.

Ostružná
Church of Three Kings
Church of Three Kings
Flag of Ostružná
Coat of arms of Ostružná
Ostružná is located in Czech Republic
Ostružná
Ostružná
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°11′6″N 17°3′6″E / 50.18500°N 17.05167°E / 50.18500; 17.05167
Country Czech Republic
RegionOlomouc
DistrictJeseník
Founded1561
Area
 • Total25.08 km2 (9.68 sq mi)
Elevation
694 m (2,277 ft)
Population
 (2023-01-01)[1]
 • Total168
 • Density6.7/km2 (17/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
788 25
Websitewww.obecostruzna.cz

Ostružná lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) south-west of Jeseník, 67 km (42 mi) north of Olomouc, and 190 km (120 mi) east of Prague.

Administrative parts edit

The villages of Petříkov and Ramzová are administrative parts of Ostružná.

Demographics edit

Historical population
YearPop.±%
18691,071—    
1880998−6.8%
18901,011+1.3%
1900947−6.3%
1910969+2.3%
1921874−9.8%
1930878+0.5%
1950403−54.1%
1961230−42.9%
1970195−15.2%
1980143−26.7%
1991123−14.0%
2001154+25.2%
2011181+17.5%
2021180−0.6%
Source: Censuses[2][3]

Sport edit

The Petříkov ski resort is located in the municipality.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
  2. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Jeseník" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 3–4.
  3. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  4. ^ "Home". Ski Petřikov. Retrieved 2022-01-29.

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