Petrovice (Blansko District)

Petrovice
Municipality
Church of Saint Peter and Paul
Church of Saint Peter and Paul
Flag of Petrovice
Flag
Coat of arms of Petrovice
Coat of arms
Petrovice is located in Czech Republic
Petrovice
Petrovice
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°24′43″N 16°41′59″E / 49.41194°N 16.69972°E / 49.41194; 16.69972
Country Czech Republic
RegionSouth Moravian
DistrictBlansko
First mentioned1374
Area
 • Total
5.00 km2 (1.93 sq mi)
Elevation
547 m (1,795 ft)
Population
 (2024-01-01)[1]
 • Total
648
 • Density130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
679 02
Websitewww.oupetrovice.cz

Petrovice is a municipality and village in Blansko District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.

Petrovice lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) north-east of Blansko, 24 km (15 mi) north of Brno, and 181 km (112 mi) south-east of Prague.

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869514—    
1880519+1.0%
1890537+3.5%
1900594+10.6%
1910586−1.3%
1921615+4.9%
1930636+3.4%
1950577−9.3%
1961546−5.4%
1970533−2.4%
1980445−16.5%
1991399−10.3%
2001419+5.0%
2011606+44.6%
2021633+4.5%
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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