Vysočina (Chrudim District)

Coordinates: 49°46′11″N 15°51′11″E / 49.76972°N 15.85306°E / 49.76972; 15.85306
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Vysočina
Church of Saint Nicholas in Svatý Mikuláš
Church of Saint Nicholas in Svatý Mikuláš
Flag of Vysočina
Coat of arms of Vysočina
Vysočina is located in Czech Republic
Vysočina
Vysočina
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°46′11″N 15°51′11″E / 49.76972°N 15.85306°E / 49.76972; 15.85306
Country Czech Republic
RegionPardubice
DistrictChrudim
Established1961
Area
 • Total17.90 km2 (6.91 sq mi)
Elevation
567 m (1,860 ft)
Population
 (2023-01-01)[1]
 • Total704
 • Density39/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
539 01
Websitewww.obecvysocina.cz

Vysočina is a municipality in Chrudim District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants.

Administrative parts[edit]

Vysočina is made up of the villages of Dřevíkov, Možděnice, Petrkov 1.díl, Rváčov, Svatý Mikuláš, Svobodné Hamry and Veselý Kopec.

Demographics[edit]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
18691,499—    
18801,491−0.5%
18901,398−6.2%
19001,440+3.0%
19101,503+4.4%
19211,501−0.1%
19301,369−8.8%
19501,022−25.3%
19611,037+1.5%
1970914−11.9%
1980834−8.8%
1991690−17.3%
2001707+2.5%
2011687−2.8%
2021672−2.2%
Source: Censuses[2][3]

Notable people[edit]

  • Jan Nevole (1812–1903), architect; lived and died here

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
  2. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Chrudim" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 23–24.
  3. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

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