Rokle (German: Rachel) is a municipality and village in Chomutov District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.

Rokle
Rokle Castle
Rokle Castle
Flag of Rokle
Coat of arms of Rokle
Rokle is located in Czech Republic
Rokle
Rokle
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°21′12″N 13°17′56″E / 50.35333°N 13.29889°E / 50.35333; 13.29889
Country Czech Republic
RegionÚstí nad Labem
DistrictChomutov
First mentioned1367
Area
 • Total13.57 km2 (5.24 sq mi)
Elevation
340 m (1,120 ft)
Population
 (2023-01-01)[1]
 • Total443
 • Density33/km2 (85/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
432 01
Websitewww.obecrokle.cz

Rokle lies approximately 15 kilometres (9 mi) south-west of Chomutov, 63 km (39 mi) south-west of Ústí nad Labem, and 85 km (53 mi) west of Prague.

Administrative parts edit

The villages of Hradec, Krásný Dvoreček, Nová Víska u Rokle and Želina are administrative parts of Rokle.

Demographics edit

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869644—    
1880624−3.1%
1890590−5.4%
1900667+13.1%
1910640−4.0%
1921654+2.2%
1930653−0.2%
1950411−37.1%
1961365−11.2%
1970252−31.0%
1980220−12.7%
1991172−21.8%
2001216+25.6%
2011268+24.1%
2021388+44.8%
Source: Censuses[2][3]

Economy edit

Hradec substation is located in the municipality.

References edit

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
  2. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Chomutov" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 13–14.
  3. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

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