Česká Metuje (German: Böhmisch Matha) is a municipality and village in Náchod District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants. The village of Skalka, part of Česká Metuje, has well preserved folk architecture and is protected by law as a village monument zone.
Česká Metuje | |
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 Train station | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Česká Metuje Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°32′47″N 16°10′47″E / 50.54639°N 16.17972°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Hradec Králové |
| District | Náchod |
| First mentioned | 1406 |
| Area | |
• Total | 9.70 km2 (3.75 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 432 m (1,417 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 295 |
| • Density | 30/km2 (79/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 549 31, 549 56 |
| Website | www |
Administrative parts
editThe villages of Skalka and Vlásenka are administrative parts of Česká Metuje.
Demographics
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1869 | 1,352 | — |
| 1880 | 1,293 | −4.4% |
| 1890 | 1,201 | −7.1% |
| 1900 | 1,089 | −9.3% |
| 1910 | 1,059 | −2.8% |
| 1921 | 954 | −9.9% |
| 1930 | 945 | −0.9% |
| 1950 | 506 | −46.5% |
| 1961 | 491 | −3.0% |
| 1970 | 437 | −11.0% |
| 1980 | 394 | −9.8% |
| 1991 | 343 | −12.9% |
| 2001 | 333 | −2.9% |
| 2011 | 299 | −10.2% |
| 2021 | 285 | −4.7% |
| Source: Censuses[2][3] | ||
Notable people
edit- Franz Bruno Hofmann (1869–1926), Austrian physiologist
References
edit- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
External links
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