Šumvald

Coordinates: 49°49′52″N 17°7′58″E / 49.83111°N 17.13278°E / 49.83111; 17.13278
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Šumvald
Church of Saint Nicholas
Church of Saint Nicholas
Flag of Šumvald
Coat of arms of Šumvald
Šumvald is located in Czech Republic
Šumvald
Šumvald
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°49′52″N 17°7′58″E / 49.83111°N 17.13278°E / 49.83111; 17.13278
Country Czech Republic
RegionOlomouc
DistrictOlomouc
First mentioned1272
Area
 • Total21.01 km2 (8.11 sq mi)
Elevation
306 m (1,004 ft)
Population
 (2023-01-01)[1]
 • Total1,657
 • Density79/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
783 85
Websitewww.sumvald.cz

Šumvald (German: Schönwald) is a municipality and village in Olomouc District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,700 inhabitants.

Šumvald lies approximately 29 kilometres (18 mi) north of Olomouc and 197 km (122 mi) east of Prague.

Administrative parts[edit]

The village of Břevenec is an administrative part of Šumvald.

Demographics[edit]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
18692,420—    
18802,419−0.0%
18902,272−6.1%
19002,181−4.0%
19102,059−5.6%
19212,011−2.3%
19302,073+3.1%
19501,575−24.0%
19611,689+7.2%
19701,627−3.7%
19801,664+2.3%
19911,686+1.3%
20011,755+4.1%
20111,664−5.2%
20211,577−5.2%
Source: Censuses[2][3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
  2. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Olomouc" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 17–18.
  3. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.