Kněževes (Blansko District)
Kněževes is a municipality and village in Blansko District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants. The village of Veselka within the municipality is well preserved and is protected by law as a village monument zone.
Kněževes | |
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Centre of Kněževes | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Kněževes Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°35′13″N 16°25′26″E | |
| Country | Czech Republic |
| Region | South Moravian |
| District | Blansko |
| First mentioned | 1416 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.20 km2 (2.01 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 573 m (1,880 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 171 |
| • Density | 33/km2 (85/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 679 74 |
| Website | www |
Kněževes lies approximately 30 kilometres (19 mi) north-west of Blansko, 46 km (29 mi) north of Brno, and 155 km (96 mi) east of Prague.
Administrative parts
The villages of Jobova Lhota and Veselka are administrative parts of Kněževes.
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1869 | 449 | — |
| 1880 | 444 | −1.1% |
| 1890 | 419 | −5.6% |
| 1900 | 459 | +9.5% |
| 1910 | 462 | +0.7% |
| 1921 | 422 | −8.7% |
| 1930 | 417 | −1.2% |
| 1950 | 276 | −33.8% |
| 1961 | 290 | +5.1% |
| 1970 | 247 | −14.8% |
| 1980 | 235 | −4.9% |
| 1991 | 214 | −8.9% |
| 2001 | 191 | −10.7% |
| 2011 | 178 | −6.8% |
| 2021 | 159 | −10.7% |
| Source: Censuses[2][3] | ||
References
- "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Blansko" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 3–4.
- "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
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