Lažany is a municipality and village in Blansko District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.
Lažany | |
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.jpg) Centre of Lažany | |
.svg) Flag .svg) Coat of arms | |
  Lažany Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°21′16″N 16°33′0″E / 49.35444°N 16.55000°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | South Moravian |
| District | Blansko |
| First mentioned | 1353 |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.60 km2 (1.00 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 324 m (1,063 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 453 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (450/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 679 22 |
| Website | www |
Lažany lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) west of Blansko, 19 km (12 mi) north of Brno, and 174 km (108 mi) southeast of Prague.
Demographics
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1869 | 278 | — |
| 1880 | 272 | −2.2% |
| 1890 | 291 | +7.0% |
| 1900 | 329 | +13.1% |
| 1910 | 411 | +24.9% |
| 1921 | 414 | +0.7% |
| 1930 | 409 | −1.2% |
| 1950 | 342 | −16.4% |
| 1961 | 388 | +13.5% |
| 1970 | 405 | +4.4% |
| 1980 | 350 | −13.6% |
| 1991 | 350 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 346 | −1.1% |
| 2011 | 388 | +12.1% |
| 2021 | 421 | +8.5% |
| 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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