Damnice is a municipality and village in Znojmo District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.

Damnice
Main road
Main road
Damnice is located in Czech Republic
Damnice
Damnice
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 48°55′13″N 16°22′27″E / 48.92028°N 16.37417°E / 48.92028; 16.37417
Country Czech Republic
RegionSouth Moravian
DistrictZnojmo
First mentioned1353
Area
 • Total
7.99 km2 (3.08 sq mi)
Elevation
198 m (650 ft)
Population
 (2024-01-01)[1]
 • Total
381
 • Density48/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
671 78
Websitewww.obecdamnice.cz

Damnice lies approximately 26 kilometres (16 mi) east of Znojmo, 37 km (23 mi) south-west of Brno, and 192 km (119 mi) south-east of Prague.

History

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The first written mention of Damnice is from 1353.[2]

Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869328—    
1880433+32.0%
1890422−2.5%
1900468+10.9%
1910532+13.7%
1921579+8.8%
1930547−5.5%
1950376−31.3%
1961360−4.3%
1970351−2.5%
1980367+4.6%
1991341−7.1%
2001323−5.3%
2011323+0.0%
2021346+7.1%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
  2. ^ "Historie obce Damnice" (in Czech). Obec Damnice. Retrieved 2022-09-26.
  3. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
  4. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
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