Krásný Les (German: Schönwald) is a municipality and village in Liberec District in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.
Krásný Les | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Krásný Les Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°56′25″N 15°7′40″E / 50.94028°N 15.12778°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Liberec |
| District | Liberec |
| First mentioned | 1346 |
| Area | |
• Total | 13.48 km2 (5.20 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 335 m (1,099 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 481 |
| • Density | 36/km2 (92/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 464 01 |
| Website | www |
History
editThe first written mention of Krásný Les is from 1346. The village was probably founded at the beginning of the 14th century.[2]
Demographics
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1869 | 1,120 | — |
| 1880 | 1,167 | +4.2% |
| 1890 | 1,150 | −1.5% |
| 1900 | 1,195 | +3.9% |
| 1910 | 1,186 | −0.8% |
| 1921 | 1,102 | −7.1% |
| 1930 | 1,040 | −5.6% |
| 1950 | 582 | −44.0% |
| 1961 | 567 | −2.6% |
| 1970 | 516 | −9.0% |
| 1980 | 442 | −14.3% |
| 1991 | 363 | −17.9% |
| 2001 | 403 | +11.0% |
| 2011 | 417 | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 449 | +7.7% |
| Source: Censuses[3][4] | ||
References
edit- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ "Historie obce Krásný Les" (PDF) (in Czech). Obec Krásný Les. Retrieved 2022-04-08.
- ^ "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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