Budislav (Svitavy District)

Budislav
Municipality
Municipal office
Flag Coat of arms
Budislav Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°48′5″N 16°10′29″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Pardubice
District	Svitavy
First mentioned	1313
Area
• Total	8.06 km^2 (3.11 sq mi)
Elevation	520 m (1,710 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	508
• Density	63/km^2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	569 65
Website	www.obecbudislav.cz

Budislav is a municipality and village in Svitavy District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.

Budislav lies approximately 23 kilometres (14 mi) west of Svitavy, 39 km (24 mi) south-east of Pardubice, and 130 km (81 mi) east of Prague.

History

The village was first mentioned in documents in 1313.

In the mid-18th century, while non-catholic religious practice was banned, multiple arrests of people from Budislav and surrounding villages where made with accusations such as "hiding heretical books and adhering to the evangelical sect in everything"[2]. After the issuance of the Patent of Toleration in 1781 by Emperor Joseph II, a significant share of the village came forward as protestant. In 1806, evangelicals founded their own cemetery, in Na Klínku.

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,423	—
1880	1,270	−10.8%
1890	1,186	−6.6%
1900	1,085	−8.5%
1910	1,115	+2.8%
1921	1,041	−6.6%
1930	998	−4.1%
1950	697	−30.2%
1961	702	+0.7%
1970	606	−13.7%
1980	501	−17.3%
1991	435	−13.2%
2001	435	+0.0%
2011	449	+3.2%
2021	446	−0.7%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. "Reformacni Sbornik , Volumes 1-6 . Page 174-175".
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