Lichnov (Nový Jičín District)

Municipality in Moravian-Silesian, Czech Republic

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49°33′51″N 18°10′8″E / 49.56417°N 18.16889°E / 49.56417; 18.16889Country

Czech RepublicRegionMoravian-SilesianDistrict Nový JičínFounded1293Area

• Total12.10 km² (4.67 sq mi)Elevation

359 m (1,178 ft)Population

(2024-01-01)^[1]

• Total1,561 • Density130/km² (330/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

742 75

Websitewww.lichnov.cz

Lichnov (German: Lichnau) is a municipality and village in Nový Jičín District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,600 inhabitants.

Etymology

The village was originally named Lichtenau ("light meadow") in German, the name referring to a light-filled place in dense vegetation. The name was first translated into Czech (documents from the 16th century) in the form Lichtnov. From the 18th century onwards, the shortened form Lichnau was used in German, which led to the change of the Czech name to Lichnov. ^[2]

History

Lichnov was founded in 1293.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,175	—
1880	1,091	−7.1%
1890	1,187	+8.8%
1900	1,261	+6.2%
1910	1,387	+10.0%
1921	1,344	−3.1%
1930	1,505	+12.0%
1950	1,454	−3.4%
1961	1,567	+7.8%
1970	1,437	−8.3%
1980	1,393	−3.1%
1991	1,287	−7.6%
2001	1,317	+2.3%
2011	1,445	+9.7%
2021	1,513	+4.7%
Source: Censuses^[4]^[5]

Sport

Part of the annual Gracia–Orlová women's staged cycle race runs through the municipality.

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ Hosák, Šrámek: Místní jména na Moravě a ve Slezsku I, Praha 1970, str. 529, 530.
^ "Historie a památky" (in Czech). Obec Lichnov. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Nový Jičín" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 3–4.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.