Borek (Pardubice District)

Borek
Municipality
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Borek Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°7′38″N 15°51′24″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Pardubice
District	Pardubice
First mentioned	1436
Area
• Total	5.22 km^2 (2.02 sq mi)
Elevation	245 m (804 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	279
• Density	53/km^2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	534 01
Website	www.obec-borek.eu

Borek is a municipality and village in Pardubice District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.

Etymology

Borek is a common name of Czech settlements. The name is a diminutive of the word bor (i.e. 'pine forest') and indicates that the settlement was established on or near the site of such forest.[2]

Geography

Borek is located about 11 kilometres (7 mi) north of Pardubice and 7 km (4 mi) south of Hradec Králové. It lies mostly in the East Elbe Table, only the northern part of the municipality extends into the Orlice Table.

History

The first written mention of Borek is from 1436.[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 242 —     1880 297 +22.7% 1890 347 +16.8% 1900 294 −15.3% 1910 308 +4.8%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 283 −8.1% 1930 265 −6.4% 1950 200 −24.5% 1961 207 +3.5% 1970 204 −1.4%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 189 −7.4% 1991 194 +2.6% 2001 196 +1.0% 2011 248 +26.5% 2021 286 +15.3%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

Transport

The D35 motorway passes through the municipality.

Sights

There are no protected cultural monuments in the municipality.[6]

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. Profous, Antonín (1947). Místní jména v Čechách I: A–H (in Czech). p. 134.
3. "O obci" (in Czech). Obec Borek. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
4. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
5. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
6. "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Borek". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-07-12.

External links

• Official website