Kněždub is a municipality and village in Hodonín District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,000 inhabitants.
Kněždub | |
|---|---|
 General view | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Kněždub Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 48°53′12″N 17°23′44″E / 48.88667°N 17.39556°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | South Moravian |
| District | Hodonín |
| Founded | 1264 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 16.09 km2 (6.21 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 185 m (607 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,034 |
| • Density | 64/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 696 64 |
| Website | www |
Kněždub lies approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) east of Hodonín, 67 km (42 mi) south-east of Brno, and 254 km (158 mi) south-east of Prague.
Demographics
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1869 | 1,191 | — |
| 1880 | 1,288 | +8.1% |
| 1890 | 1,307 | +1.5% |
| 1900 | 1,352 | +3.4% |
| 1910 | 1,340 | −0.9% |
| 1921 | 1,314 | −1.9% |
| 1930 | 1,277 | −2.8% |
| 1950 | 1,205 | −5.6% |
| 1961 | 1,313 | +9.0% |
| 1970 | 1,283 | −2.3% |
| 1980 | 1,156 | −9.9% |
| 1991 | 1,114 | −3.6% |
| 2001 | 1,097 | −1.5% |
| 2011 | 1,113 | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 1,036 | −6.9% |
| Source: Censuses[2][3] | ||
Notable people
edit- Joža Uprka (1861–1940), painter
- František Uprka (1868–1929), sculptor
- Antoš Frolka (1877–1935), painter
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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