Držovice

Držovice
Municipality
Church of Saint Florian
Flag Coat of arms
Držovice Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°29′28″N 17°8′3″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Olomouc
District	Prostějov
First mentioned	1141
Area
• Total	7.54 km^2 (2.91 sq mi)
Elevation	225 m (738 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	1,639
• Density	220/km^2 (560/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	796 07
Website	www.drzovice.cz

Držovice is a municipality and village in Prostějov District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,600 inhabitants.

Držovice lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) north-east of Prostějov, 15 km (9 mi) south-west of Olomouc, and 206 km (128 mi) east of Prague.

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	702	—
1880	837	+19.2%
1890	822	−1.8%
1900	1,039	+26.4%
1910	1,148	+10.5%
1921	1,051	−8.4%
1930	1,178	+12.1%
1950	1,429	+21.3%
1961	1,472	+3.0%
1970	1,290	−12.4%
1980	1,238	−4.0%
1991	1,176	−5.0%
2001	1,249	+6.2%
2011	1,320	+5.7%
2021	1,405	+6.4%
Source: Censuses[2][3]

References

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.

External links

• Official website