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Petrovice (Ústí nad Labem District)

Coordinates: 50°47′21″N 13°58′35″E / 50.78917°N 13.97639°E / 50.78917; 13.97639
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Petrovice
Centre with the municipal office
Centre with the municipal office
Flag of Petrovice
Coat of arms of Petrovice
Petrovice is located in Czech Republic
Petrovice
Petrovice
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°47′21″N 13°58′35″E / 50.78917°N 13.97639°E / 50.78917; 13.97639
Country Czech Republic
RegionÚstí nad Labem
DistrictÚstí nad Labem
First mentioned1352
Area
 • Total51.17 km2 (19.76 sq mi)
Elevation
530 m (1,740 ft)
Population
 (2024-01-01)[1]
 • Total904
 • Density18/km2 (46/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
403 37
Websitewww.obecpetrovice.cz

Petrovice (German: Peterswald) is a municipality and village in Ústí nad Labem District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants.

Petrovice lies approximately 15 kilometres (9 mi) north of Ústí nad Labem and 84 km (52 mi) north of Prague.

Administrative parts

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The village of Krásný Les is an administrative part of Petrovice.

History

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On 15 April 1759, the Battle of Peterswalde of the Seven Years' War took place here.

Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
18695,572—    
18805,549−0.4%
18905,133−7.5%
19004,857−5.4%
19105,226+7.6%
19214,633−11.3%
19304,439−4.2%
1950834−81.2%
1961754−9.6%
1970773+2.5%
1980698−9.7%
1991596−14.6%
2001622+4.4%
2011832+33.8%
2021879+5.6%
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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