Krasov

For other uses, see Krasov (disambiguation).

Krasov
Municipality
Main street
Flag Coat of arms
Krasov Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°5′30″N 17°32′46″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Moravian-Silesian
District	Bruntál
First mentioned	1502
Area
• Total	25.79 km^2 (9.96 sq mi)
Elevation	470 m (1,540 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	362
• Density	14/km^2 (36/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	793 94
Website	www.obec-krasov.eu

Krasov (until 1945 Korunov; German: Kronsdorf) is a municipality and village in Bruntál District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.

History

The first written mention of Krasov is from 1502. The village was probably founded in 1450.[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,137	—
1880	1,158	+1.8%
1890	1,143	−1.3%
1900	1,118	−2.2%
1910	1,056	−5.5%
1921	1,001	−5.2%
1930	984	−1.7%
1950	469	−52.3%
1961	521	+11.1%
1970	430	−17.5%
1980	321	−25.3%
1991	291	−9.3%
2001	347	+19.2%
2011	334	−3.7%
2021	344	+3.0%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Notable people

• Otto Kittel (1917–1945), German fighter pilot

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. "Založení obce" (in Czech). Obec Krasov. Retrieved 2022-03-16.
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