Loket is a municipality and village in Benešov District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.
Loket | |
|---|---|
 Brzotice, a part of Loket | |
  Loket Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°39′20″N 15°7′0″E / 49.65556°N 15.11667°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Central Bohemian |
| District | Benešov |
| First mentioned | 1352 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 23.88 km2 (9.22 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 450 m (1,480 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 613 |
| • Density | 26/km2 (66/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 257 65, 257 68 |
| Website | www |
Administrative parts
editThe villages of Alberovice, Bezděkov, Brzotice, Kačerov, Němčice, Radíkovice and Všebořice are administrative parts of Loket.
Demographics
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1869 | 1,972 | — |
| 1880 | 1,950 | −1.1% |
| 1890 | 1,944 | −0.3% |
| 1900 | 1,950 | +0.3% |
| 1910 | 1,831 | −6.1% |
| 1921 | 1,768 | −3.4% |
| 1930 | 1,538 | −13.0% |
| 1950 | 1,207 | −21.5% |
| 1961 | 946 | −21.6% |
| 1970 | 890 | −5.9% |
| 1980 | 708 | −20.4% |
| 1991 | 611 | −13.7% |
| 2001 | 560 | −8.3% |
| 2011 | 575 | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 595 | +3.5% |
| Source: Censuses[2][3] | ||
Notable people
edit- Zdeněk Fibich (1850–1900), composer
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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