Val (Rychnov nad Kněžnou District)

Val
Municipality
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Val Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°18′40″N 16°10′52″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Hradec Králové
District	Rychnov nad Kněžnou
First mentioned	1361
Area
• Total	6.05 km^2 (2.34 sq mi)
Elevation	355 m (1,165 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	301
• Density	50/km^2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	518 01
Website	www.val.cz

Val (German: Wall) is a municipality and village in Rychnov nad Kněžnou District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The village of Provoz is an administrative part of Val.

Geography

Val is located about 26 kilometres (16 mi) northeast of Hradec Králové. It lies mostly in the Orlické Foothills, only a small part of the municipal territory in the west lies in the Orlice Table. The highest point is the hill Rosošky at 429 m (1,407 ft) above sea level.

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	587	—
1880	575	−2.0%
1890	588	+2.3%
1900	543	−7.7%
1910	522	−3.9%
1921	503	−3.6%
1930	445	−11.5%
1950	332	−25.4%
1961	334	+0.6%
1970	313	−6.3%
1980	312	−0.3%
1991	273	−12.5%
2001	287	+5.1%
2011	300	+4.5%
2021	300	+0.0%
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