Hromnice is a municipality and village in Plzeň-North District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,300 inhabitants.
Hromnice | |
|---|---|
 Main street in Hromnice | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Hromnice Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°50′57″N 13°26′29″E / 49.84917°N 13.44139°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Plzeň |
| District | Plzeň-North |
| First mentioned | 1181 |
| Area | |
• Total | 36.23 km2 (13.99 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 350 m (1,150 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 1,328 |
| • Density | 37/km2 (95/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 330 11 |
| Website | www |
Hromnice lies approximately 13 kilometres (8 mi) north-east of Plzeň and 75 km (47 mi) west of Prague.
Administrative parts
editThe villages of Chotiná, Kostelec, Nynice, Planá and Žichlice are administrative parts of Hromnice.
Demographics
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1869 | 1,851 | — |
| 1880 | 2,153 | +16.3% |
| 1890 | 2,063 | −4.2% |
| 1900 | 2,057 | −0.3% |
| 1910 | 2,233 | +8.6% |
| 1921 | 2,118 | −5.2% |
| 1930 | 2,210 | +4.3% |
| 1950 | 1,564 | −29.2% |
| 1961 | 1,474 | −5.8% |
| 1970 | 1,311 | −11.1% |
| 1980 | 1,162 | −11.4% |
| 1991 | 1,028 | −11.5% |
| 2001 | 986 | −4.1% |
| 2011 | 1,087 | +10.2% |
| 2021 | 1,231 | +13.2% |
| Source: Censuses[2][3] | ||
Notable people
edit- Jan Sobota (1939–2012), fine bookbinder
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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