Sosnová (Opava District)

Coordinates: 49°59′55″N 17°39′47″E / 49.99861°N 17.66306°E / 49.99861; 17.66306
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Sosnová
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Entrance to Sosnová
Flag of Sosnová
Coat of arms of Sosnová
Sosnová is located in Czech Republic
Sosnová
Sosnová
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°59′55″N 17°39′47″E / 49.99861°N 17.66306°E / 49.99861; 17.66306
Country Czech Republic
RegionMoravian-Silesian
DistrictOpava
First mentioned1377
Area
 • Total13.04 km2 (5.03 sq mi)
Elevation
262 m (860 ft)
Population
 (2023-01-01)[1]
 • Total392
 • Density30/km2 (78/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
793 12
Websitewww.sosnova.cz

Sosnová (German: Zossen) is a municipality and village in Opava District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.

History[edit]

The first written mention of Sosnová is from 1377.[2]

Demographics[edit]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
18691,005—    
1880992−1.3%
18901,013+2.1%
1900930−8.2%
1910832−10.5%
1921814−2.2%
1930857+5.3%
1950425−50.4%
1961485+14.1%
1970458−5.6%
1980455−0.7%
1991409−10.1%
2001419+2.4%
2011399−4.8%
2021387−3.0%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
  2. ^ "Historie a současnost obce" (in Czech). Obec Sosnová. Retrieved 2022-03-28.
  3. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Opava" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 9–10.
  4. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

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