Stružná (until 1949 Kysibl; German: Gießhübel) is a municipality and village in Karlovy Vary District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.

Stružná
Horní Tašovice, a part of Stružná
Horní Tašovice, a part of Stružná
Flag of Stružná
Coat of arms of Stružná
Stružná is located in Czech Republic
Stružná
Stružná
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°11′0″N 13°0′21″E / 50.18333°N 13.00583°E / 50.18333; 13.00583
Country Czech Republic
RegionKarlovy Vary
DistrictKarlovy Vary
First mentioned1378
Area
 • Total12.62 km2 (4.87 sq mi)
Elevation
645 m (2,116 ft)
Population
 (2023-01-01)[1]
 • Total604
 • Density48/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
364 71
Websitewww.struzna.cz

Administrative parts edit

Villages of Horní Tašovice, Nová Víska, Peklo and Žalmanov are administrative parts of Stružná.

History edit

The first written mention of Stružná is from 1378. Until 1949, it was called Kysibl.[2]

Demographics edit

Historical population
YearPop.±%
18691,471—    
18801,655+12.5%
18901,615−2.4%
19001,721+6.6%
19101,743+1.3%
19211,425−18.2%
19301,355−4.9%
1950576−57.5%
1961605+5.0%
1970565−6.6%
1980440−22.1%
1991475+8.0%
2001502+5.7%
2011511+1.8%
2021539+5.5%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

References edit

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
  2. ^ "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Stružná. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  3. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Karlovy Vary" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
  4. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.