Police (Czech pronunciation: [ˈpolɪtsɛ]; German: Pollaitz) is a municipality and village in Šumperk District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants.
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 Church of Saint Nicholas | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Police Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°48′53″N 16°59′47″E / 49.81472°N 16.99639°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Olomouc |
| District | Šumperk |
| First mentioned | 1312 |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.63 km2 (2.17 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 286 m (938 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 227 |
| • Density | 40/km2 (100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 789 73 |
| Website | www |
Police is approximately 16 kilometres (10 mi) south of Šumperk, 32 km (20 mi) north-west of Olomouc, and 187 km (116 mi) east of Prague.
History
editThe first written mention of Police is from 1312.[2]
Demographics
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1869 | 427 | — |
| 1880 | 461 | +8.0% |
| 1890 | 464 | +0.7% |
| 1900 | 447 | −3.7% |
| 1910 | 468 | +4.7% |
| 1921 | 520 | +11.1% |
| 1930 | 455 | −12.5% |
| 1950 | 282 | −38.0% |
| 1961 | 255 | −9.6% |
| 1970 | 264 | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 263 | −0.4% |
| 1991 | 257 | −2.3% |
| 2001 | 245 | −4.7% |
| 2011 | 214 | −12.7% |
| 2021 | 205 | −4.2% |
| Source: Censuses[3][4] | ||
References
edit- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Police. Retrieved 2022-10-08.
- ^ "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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