Těchonín (German: Linsdorf) is a municipality and village in Ústí nad Orlicí District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.

Těchonín
General view
General view
Flag of Těchonín
Coat of arms of Těchonín
Těchonín is located in Czech Republic
Těchonín
Těchonín
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°3′54″N 16°37′5″E / 50.06500°N 16.61806°E / 50.06500; 16.61806
Country Czech Republic
RegionPardubice
DistrictÚstí nad Orlicí
First mentioned1543
Area
 • Total18.99 km2 (7.33 sq mi)
Elevation
494 m (1,621 ft)
Population
 (2024-01-01)[1]
 • Total596
 • Density31/km2 (81/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
561 66
Websitewww.techonin.cz

Administrative parts

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The villages of Celné and Stanovník are administrative parts of Těchonín.

Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
18691,850—    
18801,949+5.4%
18901,908−2.1%
19001,522−20.2%
19101,476−3.0%
19211,274−13.7%
19301,267−0.5%
19501,175−7.3%
19611,003−14.6%
1970757−24.5%
1980836+10.4%
1991702−16.0%
2001646−8.0%
2011582−9.9%
2021583+0.2%
Source: Censuses[2][3]

Economy

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A BSL-4 biosafety facility, Centre of Biological Protection, is located here.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
  2. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
  3. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  4. ^ "Biological Defence Department at Techonin". Ministry of Defence & Armed Forces of the Czech Republic. Retrieved 2023-06-28.
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