Královské Poříčí
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Královské Poříčí | |
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 Královské Poříčí with Sokolov in the background | |
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  Královské Poříčí Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°3′38″N 12°59′6″E / 50.06056°N 12.98500°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Karlovy Vary |
| District | Sokolov |
| First mentioned | 1240 |
| Area | |
• Total | 12.20 km2 (4.71 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 396 m (1,299 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 761 |
| • Density | 62/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 357 41 |
| Website | www |
Královské Poříčí (German: Königswerth) is a municipality and village in Sokolov District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 800 inhabitants. It lies on the Ohře River. The centre is well preserved and is protected by law as village monument zone.
Administrative parts
[edit]The area of the former village of Jehličná is an administrative part of Královské Poříčí.
History
[edit]The first written mention of Královské Poříčí is from 1240.[2]
Demographics
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1869 | 839 | — |
| 1880 | 897 | +6.9% |
| 1890 | 1,486 | +65.7% |
| 1900 | 2,184 | +47.0% |
| 1910 | 2,362 | +8.2% |
| 1921 | 2,543 | +7.7% |
| 1930 | 2,634 | +3.6% |
| 1950 | 2,174 | −17.5% |
| 1961 | 2,163 | −0.5% |
| 1970 | 1,529 | −29.3% |
| 1980 | 981 | −35.8% |
| 1991 | 633 | −35.5% |
| 2001 | 710 | +12.2% |
| 2011 | 887 | +24.9% |
| 2021 | 893 | +0.7% |
| Source: Censuses[3][4] | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Královské Poříčí. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
- ^ "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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