Rudice (Blansko District)

Rudice
Municipality
Windmill in Rudice
Flag Coat of arms
Rudice Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°20′14″N 16°43′33″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	South Moravian
District	Blansko
First mentioned	1247
Area
• Total	4.96 km^2 (1.92 sq mi)
Elevation	490 m (1,610 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	983
• Density	200/km^2 (510/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	679 06
Website	www.rudice.cz

Rudice is a municipality and village in Blansko District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,000 inhabitants.

Rudice lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) south-east of Blansko, 17 km (11 mi) north-east of Brno, and 186 km (116 mi) south-east of Prague.

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	687	—
1880	773	+12.5%
1890	843	+9.1%
1900	887	+5.2%
1910	1,001	+12.9%
1921	1,010	+0.9%
1930	918	−9.1%
1950	947	+3.2%
1961	998	+5.4%
1970	938	−6.0%
1980	882	−6.0%
1991	793	−10.1%
2001	824	+3.9%
2011	903	+9.6%
2021	961	+6.4%
Source: Censuses[2][3]

Notable people

• Karel Zouhar (1917–1985), fighter pilot

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