Hvozdná

Hvozdná
Municipality
Municipal office
Flag Coat of arms
Hvozdná Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°14′55″N 17°45′6″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Zlín
District	Zlín
First mentioned	1446
Area
• Total	7.28 km^2 (2.81 sq mi)
Elevation	302 m (991 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	1,312
• Density	180/km^2 (470/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	763 10
Website	www.hvozdna.cz

Hvozdná is a municipality and village in Zlín District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,300 inhabitants.

Hvozdná lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) east of Zlín and 258 km (160 mi) east of Prague.

History

The first written mention of Hvozdná is from 1446. Some data indicate the existence of the settlement as early as 1425.[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	671	—
1880	779	+16.1%
1890	767	−1.5%
1900	800	+4.3%
1910	864	+8.0%
1921	857	−0.8%
1930	931	+8.6%
1950	1,055	+13.3%
1961	1,182	+12.0%
1970	1,108	−6.3%
1980	1,024	−7.6%
1991	946	−7.6%
2001	988	+4.4%
2011	1,187	+20.1%
2021	1,299	+9.4%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in the Czech Republic

Hvozdná is twinned with:[5]

• East Bernard, United States

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Hvozdná. Retrieved 2021-12-31.
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.
5. "Partnerské město East Bernard" (in Czech). Obec Hvozdná. Retrieved 2020-10-08.

External links

• Official website