Petrovice (German: Peterswald) is a municipality and village in Ústí nad Labem District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants.
Petrovice | |
|---|---|
_2006-03-24.jpg) Centre with the municipal office | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Petrovice Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°47′21″N 13°58′35″E / 50.78917°N 13.97639°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Ústí nad Labem |
| District | Ústí nad Labem |
| First mentioned | 1352 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 51.17 km2 (19.76 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 530 m (1,740 ft) |
| Population (2023-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 896 |
| • Density | 18/km2 (45/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 403 37 |
| Website | www |
Petrovice lies approximately 15 kilometres (9 mi) north of Ústí nad Labem and 84 km (52 mi) north of Prague.
Administrative parts edit
The village of Krásný Les is an administrative part of Petrovice.
History edit
On 15 April 1759, the Battle of Peterswalde of the Seven Years' War took place here.
Demographics edit
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1869 | 5,572 | — |
| 1880 | 5,549 | −0.4% |
| 1890 | 5,133 | −7.5% |
| 1900 | 4,857 | −5.4% |
| 1910 | 5,226 | +7.6% |
| 1921 | 4,633 | −11.3% |
| 1930 | 4,439 | −4.2% |
| 1950 | 834 | −81.2% |
| 1961 | 754 | −9.6% |
| 1970 | 773 | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 698 | −9.7% |
| 1991 | 596 | −14.6% |
| 2001 | 622 | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 832 | +33.8% |
| 2021 | 879 | +5.6% |
| 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 Ústí nad Labem" (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.
External links edit
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