Petrovice is a municipality and village in Blansko District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants.
Petrovice | |
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.JPG) Church of Saint Peter and Paul | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Petrovice Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°24′43″N 16°41′59″E / 49.41194°N 16.69972°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | South Moravian |
| District | Blansko |
| First mentioned | 1374 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.00 km2 (1.93 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 547 m (1,795 ft) |
| Population (2023-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 652 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (340/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 679 02 |
| Website | www |
Petrovice lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) north-east of Blansko, 24 km (15 mi) north of Brno, and 181 km (112 mi) south-east of Prague.
Demographics edit
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1869 | 514 | — |
| 1880 | 519 | +1.0% |
| 1890 | 537 | +3.5% |
| 1900 | 594 | +10.6% |
| 1910 | 586 | −1.3% |
| 1921 | 615 | +4.9% |
| 1930 | 636 | +3.4% |
| 1950 | 577 | −9.3% |
| 1961 | 546 | −5.4% |
| 1970 | 533 | −2.4% |
| 1980 | 445 | −16.5% |
| 1991 | 399 | −10.3% |
| 2001 | 419 | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 606 | +44.6% |
| 2021 | 633 | +4.5% |
| Source: Censuses[2][3] | ||
References edit
- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Blansko" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 7–8.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
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