Kněžpole is a municipality and village in Uherské Hradiště District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,100 inhabitants.
Kněžpole | |
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 A park in Kněžpole | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Kněžpole Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°5′55″N 17°31′0″E / 49.09861°N 17.51667°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Zlín |
| District | Uherské Hradiště |
| First mentioned | 1220 |
| Area | |
• Total | 9.27 km2 (3.58 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 180 m (590 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 1,063 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 687 12 |
| Website | www |
Geography
editKněžpole is located about 4 kilometres (2 mi) northeast of Uherské Hradiště and 17 km (11 mi) southwest of Zlín. It lies in the northern part of the Lower Morava Valley. The highest point is the Rovnice hill at 340 m (1,120 ft) above sea level. The rivers Morava and Březnice flow through the municipality (outside the village) and meet at its eastern tip.
Demographics
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1869 | 603 | — |
| 1880 | 664 | +10.1% |
| 1890 | 687 | +3.5% |
| 1900 | 714 | +3.9% |
| 1910 | 804 | +12.6% |
| 1921 | 832 | +3.5% |
| 1930 | 788 | −5.3% |
| 1950 | 849 | +7.7% |
| 1961 | 979 | +15.3% |
| 1970 | 1,009 | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 1,098 | +8.8% |
| 1991 | 1,025 | −6.6% |
| 2001 | 1,059 | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 1,098 | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 1,074 | −2.2% |
| 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.
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