Francova Lhota (German: Franzenschlag) is a municipality and village in Vsetín District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,500 inhabitants. It lies on the border with Slovakia.
Francova Lhota | |
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 View of Francova Lhota | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Francova Lhota Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°12′6″N 18°6′42″E / 49.20167°N 18.11167°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Zlín |
| District | Vsetín |
| First mentioned | 1500 |
| Area | |
• Total | 22.88 km2 (8.83 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 490 m (1,610 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 1,483 |
| • Density | 65/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 756 12, 756 14 |
| Website | francovalhota |
Administrative parts
editThe village of Pulčín is an administrative part of Francova Lhota.
Demographics
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1869 | 1,363 | — |
| 1880 | 1,395 | +2.3% |
| 1890 | 1,443 | +3.4% |
| 1900 | 1,504 | +4.2% |
| 1910 | 1,519 | +1.0% |
| 1921 | 1,620 | +6.6% |
| 1930 | 1,593 | −1.7% |
| 1950 | 1,345 | −15.6% |
| 1961 | 1,668 | +24.0% |
| 1970 | 1,666 | −0.1% |
| 1980 | 1,578 | −5.3% |
| 1991 | 1,632 | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 1,635 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 1,560 | −4.6% |
| 2021 | 1,422 | −8.8% |
| Source: Censuses[2][3] | ||
Notable people
edit- Štěpán Trochta (1905–1974), Roman Catholic cardinal, Bishop of Litoměřice
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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