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Prachovice

Coordinates: 49°53′38″N 15°37′44″E / 49.89389°N 15.62889°E / 49.89389; 15.62889
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Prachovice
Post office
Post office
Flag of Prachovice
Coat of arms of Prachovice
Prachovice is located in Czech Republic
Prachovice
Prachovice
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°53′38″N 15°37′44″E / 49.89389°N 15.62889°E / 49.89389; 15.62889
Country Czech Republic
RegionPardubice
DistrictChrudim
First mentioned1398
Area
 • Total5.32 km2 (2.05 sq mi)
Elevation
456 m (1,496 ft)
Population
 (2024-01-01)[1]
 • Total1,422
 • Density270/km2 (690/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
538 04
Websitewww.obecprachovice.cz

Prachovice is a municipality and village in Chrudim District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,400 inhabitants.

Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869601—    
1880679+13.0%
1890821+20.9%
1900764−6.9%
1910838+9.7%
1921733−12.5%
1930619−15.6%
1950506−18.3%
19611,312+159.3%
19701,244−5.2%
19801,236−0.6%
19911,546+25.1%
20011,557+0.7%
20111,407−9.6%
20211,367−2.8%
Source: Censuses[2][3]

Economy

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Prachovice is known for limestone quarrying and cement production. The quarry with an area of 111.2 hectares (275 acres) is one of the largest in the country. About 1,700,000 tonnes per year is quarried.[4]

Notable people

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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.
  4. ^ "Pokračování těžby v lomu Prachovice" (PDF) (in Czech). Ministry of the Environment of the Czech Republic. 2021-03-29. Retrieved 2021-10-20.
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