Hvozd (Prostějov District)

Hvozd
Municipality
View from the northwest
View from the northwest
Hvozd is located in Czech Republic
Hvozd
Hvozd
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°38′10″N 16°54′36″E / 49.63611°N 16.91000°E / 49.63611; 16.91000
Country Czech Republic
RegionOlomouc
DistrictProstějov
First mentioned1275
Area
 • Total
12.38 km2 (4.78 sq mi)
Elevation
502 m (1,647 ft)
Population
 (2024-01-01)[1]
 • Total
644
 • Density52/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes
798 52, 798 55
Websitewww.hvozd.cz

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

Hvozd lies approximately 24 kilometres (15 mi) north-west of Prostějov, 26 km (16 mi) west of Olomouc, and 186 km (116 mi) east of Prague.

Administrative parts

The villages of Klužínek, Otročkov and Vojtěchov are administrative parts of Hvozd.

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
18691,228—    
18801,290+5.0%
18901,357+5.2%
19001,274−6.1%
19101,283+0.7%
19211,292+0.7%
19301,258−2.6%
1950932−25.9%
1961985+5.7%
1970855−13.2%
1980786−8.1%
1991669−14.9%
2001676+1.0%
2011611−9.6%
2021620+1.5%
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.
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