Kyjovice (Opava District)

Kyjovice
Kyjovice Castle
Kyjovice Castle
Flag of Kyjovice
Coat of arms of Kyjovice
Kyjovice is located in Czech Republic
Kyjovice
Kyjovice
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°49′56″N 18°2′32″E / 49.83222°N 18.04222°E / 49.83222; 18.04222
Country Czech Republic
RegionMoravian-Silesian
DistrictOpava
First mentioned1430
Area
 • Total6.92 km2 (2.67 sq mi)
Elevation
378 m (1,240 ft)
Population
 (2023-01-01)[1]
 • Total855
 • Density120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
747 68
Websitewww.kyjovice.cz

Kyjovice is a municipality and village in Opava District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants.

History[edit]

The first written mention of Kyjovice is from 1430. The village was founded around 1290.[2]

Demographics[edit]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869589—    
1880678+15.1%
1890603−11.1%
1900668+10.8%
1910736+10.2%
1921714−3.0%
1930763+6.9%
1950686−10.1%
1961782+14.0%
1970876+12.0%
1980870−0.7%
1991826−5.1%
2001834+1.0%
2011815−2.3%
2021881+8.1%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
  2. ^ "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Kyjovice. Retrieved 2022-03-08.
  3. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Opava" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 5–6.
  4. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

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