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Kněževes (Blansko District)

Coordinates: 49°35′13″N 16°25′26″E / 49.58694°N 16.42389°E / 49.58694; 16.42389
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Kněževes
Centre of Kněževes
Centre of Kněževes
Flag of Kněževes
Coat of arms of Kněževes
Kněževes is located in Czech Republic
Kněževes
Kněževes
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°35′13″N 16°25′26″E / 49.58694°N 16.42389°E / 49.58694; 16.42389
Country Czech Republic
RegionSouth Moravian
DistrictBlansko
First mentioned1416
Area
 • Total
5.20 km2 (2.01 sq mi)
Elevation
573 m (1,880 ft)
Population
 (2024-01-01)[1]
 • Total
171
 • Density33/km2 (85/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
679 74
Websitewww.knezeves.eu

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 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

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The villages of Jobova Lhota and Veselka are administrative parts of Kněževes.

Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869449—    
1880444−1.1%
1890419−5.6%
1900459+9.5%
1910462+0.7%
1921422−8.7%
1930417−1.2%
1950276−33.8%
1961290+5.1%
1970247−14.8%
1980235−4.9%
1991214−8.9%
2001191−10.7%
2011178−6.8%
2021159−10.7%
Source: Censuses[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
  2. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
  3. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
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