Komňa is a municipality and village in Uherské Hradiště District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.
Komňa | |
|---|---|
 Main street in the centre | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Komňa Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 48°59′38″N 17°48′3″E / 48.99389°N 17.80083°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Zlín |
| District | Uherské Hradiště |
| First mentioned | 1261 |
| Area | |
• Total | 16.39 km2 (6.33 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 364 m (1,194 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 535 |
| • Density | 33/km2 (85/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 687 71 |
| Website | www |
Komňa lies approximately 28 kilometres (17 mi) east of Uherské Hradiště, 30 km (19 mi) south of Zlín, and 274 km (170 mi) south-east of Prague.
History
editThe first written mention of Komňa is from 1261.[2]
Demographics
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1869 | 998 | — |
| 1880 | 1,148 | +15.0% |
| 1890 | 1,279 | +11.4% |
| 1900 | 1,242 | −2.9% |
| 1910 | 1,302 | +4.8% |
| 1921 | 1,186 | −8.9% |
| 1930 | 1,082 | −8.8% |
| 1950 | 1,022 | −5.5% |
| 1961 | 822 | −19.6% |
| 1970 | 779 | −5.2% |
| 1980 | 643 | −17.5% |
| 1991 | 531 | −17.4% |
| 2001 | 543 | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 540 | −0.6% |
| 2021 | 521 | −3.5% |
| Source: Censuses[3][4] | ||
Notable people
edit- John Amos Comenius (1592–1670), philosopher and pedagogue; lived here and was possibly born here
References
edit- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ "Významné události" (in Czech). Obec Komňa. Retrieved 2021-12-09.
- ^ "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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