Žďár nad Orlicí

Žďár nad Orlicí
Municipality
Municipal office
Flag Coat of arms
Žďár nad Orlicí Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°7′11″N 16°4′10″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Hradec Králové
District	Rychnov nad Kněžnou
First mentioned	1342
Area
• Total	9.36 km^2 (3.61 sq mi)
Elevation	257 m (843 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	545
• Density	58/km^2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	517 23
Website	www.zdarnadorlici.cz

Žďár nad Orlicí (German: Brand an der Adler) is a municipality and village in Rychnov nad Kněžnou District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The villages of Chotiv and Světlá are administrative parts of Žďár nad Orlicí.

History

The first written mention of Žďár nad Orlicí is from 1342.[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	787	—
1880	833	+5.8%
1890	819	−1.7%
1900	785	−4.2%
1910	837	+6.6%
1921	836	−0.1%
1930	845	+1.1%
1950	656	−22.4%
1961	593	−9.6%
1970	569	−4.0%
1980	479	−15.8%
1991	427	−10.9%
2001	421	−1.4%
2011	435	+3.3%
2021	509	+17.0%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. "Obec" (in Czech). Obec Žďár nad Orlicí. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
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.

External links

• Official website