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Vysočina (Chrudim District)

Coordinates: 49°46′11″N 15°51′11″E / 49.76972°N 15.85306°E / 49.76972; 15.85306
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Vysočina
Church of Saint Nicholas in Svatý Mikuláš
Church of Saint Nicholas in Svatý Mikuláš
Flag of Vysočina
Coat of arms of Vysočina
Vysočina is located in Czech Republic
Vysočina
Vysočina
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°46′11″N 15°51′11″E / 49.76972°N 15.85306°E / 49.76972; 15.85306
Country Czech Republic
RegionPardubice
DistrictChrudim
Established1961
Area
 • Total
17.90 km2 (6.91 sq mi)
Elevation
567 m (1,860 ft)
Population
 (2024-01-01)[1]
 • Total
697
 • Density39/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
539 01
Websitewww.obecvysocina.cz

Vysočina is a municipality in Chrudim District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants.

Administrative division

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Vysočina consists of seven municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]

  • Dřevíkov (74)
  • Možděnice (139)
  • Petrkov 1.díl (16)
  • Rváčov (347)
  • Svatý Mikuláš (9)
  • Svobodné Hamry (77)
  • Veselý Kopec (10)

The municipal office is located in Dřevíkov.

Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
18691,499—    
18801,491−0.5%
18901,398−6.2%
19001,440+3.0%
19101,503+4.4%
19211,501−0.1%
19301,369−8.8%
19501,022−25.3%
19611,037+1.5%
1970914−11.9%
1980834−8.8%
1991690−17.3%
2001707+2.5%
2011687−2.8%
2021672−2.2%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Notable people

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  • Jan Nevole (1812–1903), architect; lived and died here

References

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  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
  2. ^ "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
  3. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
  4. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
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