Rájec

Rájec
Municipality
Centre of Rájec
Flag Coat of arms
Rájec Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°51′23″N 16°54′11″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Olomouc
District	Šumperk
First mentioned	1273
Area
• Total	4.91 km^2 (1.90 sq mi)
Elevation	274 m (899 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	593
• Density	120/km^2 (310/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes	789 01
Website	rajec.zabrezsko.cz

Rájec (German: Gross Rasel) is a municipality and village in Šumperk District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.

Rájec lies approximately 14 kilometres (9 mi) south-west of Šumperk, 39 km (24 mi) north-west of Olomouc, and 180 km (110 mi) east of Prague.

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	642	—
1880	609	−5.1%
1890	630	+3.4%
1900	596	−5.4%
1910	641	+7.6%
1921	651	+1.6%
1930	613	−5.8%
1950	505	−17.6%
1961	506	+0.2%
1970	491	−3.0%
1980	503	+2.4%
1991	451	−10.3%
2001	470	+4.2%
2011	481	+2.3%
2021	489	+1.7%
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