Petrovice (Ústí nad Labem District)

Municipality in Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic
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50°47′21″N 13°58′35″E / 50.78917°N 13.97639°E / 50.78917; 13.97639Country Czech RepublicRegionÚstí nad LabemDistrictÚstí nad LabemFirst mentioned1352Area
 • Total51.17 km2 (19.76 sq mi)Elevation
530 m (1,740 ft)Population
 (2024-01-01)[1]
 • Total904 • Density18/km2 (46/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code
403 37
Websitewww.obecpetrovice.cz

Petrovice (German: Peterswald) is a municipality and village in Ústí nad Labem District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants.

Petrovice lies approximately 15 kilometres (9 mi) north of Ústí nad Labem and 84 km (52 mi) north of Prague.

Administrative parts

The village of Krásný Les is an administrative part of Petrovice.

History

On 15 April 1759, the Battle of Peterswalde of the Seven Years' War took place here.

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
18695,572—    
18805,549−0.4%
18905,133−7.5%
19004,857−5.4%
19105,226+7.6%
19214,633−11.3%
19304,439−4.2%
1950834−81.2%
1961754−9.6%
1970773+2.5%
1980698−9.7%
1991596−14.6%
2001622+4.4%
2011832+33.8%
2021879+5.6%
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 – Okres Ústí nad Labem" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 3–4.
  3. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
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