Světec (German: Schwaz) is a municipality and village in Teplice District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,000 inhabitants.
Světec | |
|---|---|
 Castle in Světec | |
 Flag _znak.jpg) Coat of arms | |
  Světec Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°34′34″N 13°48′42″E / 50.57611°N 13.81167°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Ústí nad Labem |
| District | Teplice |
| First mentioned | 1209 |
| Area | |
• Total | 12.34 km2 (4.76 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 210 m (690 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 972 |
| • Density | 79/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 417 53 |
| Website | www |
Světec lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) south of Teplice, 19 km (12 mi) south-west of Ústí nad Labem, and 69 km (43 mi) north-west of Prague.
Administrative parts
editThe villages of Chotějovice, Štrbice and Úpoř are administrative parts of Světec.
Demographics
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1869 | 1,183 | — |
| 1880 | 1,834 | +55.0% |
| 1890 | 1,961 | +6.9% |
| 1900 | 2,731 | +39.3% |
| 1910 | 3,264 | +19.5% |
| 1921 | 3,196 | −2.1% |
| 1930 | 3,380 | +5.8% |
| 1950 | 2,329 | −31.1% |
| 1961 | 2,052 | −11.9% |
| 1970 | 1,621 | −21.0% |
| 1980 | 1,209 | −25.4% |
| 1991 | 872 | −27.9% |
| 2001 | 939 | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 1,003 | +6.8% |
| 2021 | 991 | −1.2% |
| Source: Censuses[2][3] | ||
Notable people
edit- Vojtěch Preissig (1873–1944), painter and illustrator
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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