Šumvald (German: Schönwald) is a municipality and village in Olomouc District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,600 inhabitants.
Šumvald | |
|---|---|
 Church of Saint Nicholas | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Šumvald Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°49′52″N 17°7′58″E / 49.83111°N 17.13278°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Olomouc |
| District | Olomouc |
| First mentioned | 1272 |
| Area | |
• Total | 21.01 km2 (8.11 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 306 m (1,004 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 1,646 |
| • Density | 78/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 783 85 |
| Website | www |
Šumvald lies approximately 29 kilometres (18 mi) north of Olomouc and 197 km (122 mi) east of Prague.
Administrative parts
editThe village of Břevenec is an administrative part of Šumvald.
Demographics
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1869 | 2,420 | — |
| 1880 | 2,419 | −0.0% |
| 1890 | 2,272 | −6.1% |
| 1900 | 2,181 | −4.0% |
| 1910 | 2,059 | −5.6% |
| 1921 | 2,011 | −2.3% |
| 1930 | 2,073 | +3.1% |
| 1950 | 1,575 | −24.0% |
| 1961 | 1,689 | +7.2% |
| 1970 | 1,627 | −3.7% |
| 1980 | 1,664 | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 1,686 | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 1,755 | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 1,664 | −5.2% |
| 2021 | 1,577 | −5.2% |
| Source: Censuses[2][3] | ||
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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