Bělá (German: Bielau, Polish: Biała) is a municipality and village in Opava District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants. It is part of the historic Hlučín Region.
Bělá | |
|---|---|
 Christian Labyrinth | |
 Flag _CoA_CZ.jpg) Coat of arms | |
  Bělá Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°58′20″N 18°8′42″E / 49.97222°N 18.14500°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Moravian-Silesian |
| District | Opava |
| First mentioned | 1349 |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.86 km2 (1.10 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 243 m (797 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 668 |
| • Density | 230/km2 (600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 747 23 |
| Website | www |
History
editThe first written mention of Bělá is from 1349.[2]
During World War II, the German occupiers operated the E116 forced labour subcamp of the Stalag VIII-B/344 prisoner-of-war camp in the village.[3]
Demographics
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1869 | 336 | — |
| 1880 | 339 | +0.9% |
| 1890 | 366 | +8.0% |
| 1900 | 448 | +22.4% |
| 1910 | 406 | −9.4% |
| 1921 | 448 | +10.3% |
| 1930 | 476 | +6.2% |
| 1950 | 504 | +5.9% |
| 1961 | 707 | +40.3% |
| 1970 | 745 | +5.4% |
| 1980 | 768 | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 724 | −5.7% |
| 2001 | 705 | −2.6% |
| 2011 | 661 | −6.2% |
| 2021 | 646 | −2.3% |
| Source: Censuses[4][5] | ||
References
edit- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Bělá. Retrieved 2022-03-03.
- ^ "Working Parties". lamsdorf.com. Archived from the original on 2020-10-29. Retrieved 2021-11-13.
- ^ "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.
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