Bělá u Jevíčka

Bělá u Jevíčka
Bělá u Jevíčka
Municipality
	Municipal office
	Flag Coat of arms
	Bělá u Jevíčka Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 49°38′22″N 16°38′45″E / 49.63944°N 16.64583°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Pardubice
District	Svitavy
First mentioned	1258
Area
• Total	9.69 km2 (3.74 sq mi)
Elevation	396 m (1,299 ft)
Population (2023-01-01)
• Total	357
• Density	37/km2 (95/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	569 43
Website	www.belaujev.net

Bělá u Jevíčka (German: Albendorf) is a municipality and village in Svitavy District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.

Administrative parts[edit]

The village of Smolná is an administrative part of Bělá u Jevíčka.

Geography[edit]

Bělá u Jevíčka is located about 18 kilometres (11 mi) southeast of Svitavy and 47 km (29 mi) north of Brno. It lies in the southern tip of the Orlické Foothills. The highest point is the hill Za Lomem at 560 m (1,840 ft) above sea level. The stream Malonínský potok flows through the municipality.

History[edit]

The first written mention of Bělá u Jevíčka is from 1258. In 1396, the village was acquired by Sulík of Radkov, who immediately sold it to the Augustinian monastery in Jevíčko.^[2]

Demographics[edit]

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	828	—
1880	768	−7.2%
1890	848	+10.4%
1900	854	+0.7%
1910	881	+3.2%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	892	+1.2%
1930	852	−4.5%
1950	630	−26.1%
1961	642	+1.9%
1970	560	−12.8%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	476	−15.0%
1991	395	−17.0%
2001	380	−3.8%
2011	355	−6.6%
2021	331	−6.8%

Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

Transport[edit]

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights[edit]

There are basically no protected cultural monuments in the municipality, only a part of the protected area of the sanatorium in neighbouring Jevíčko extends here marginally.^[5]

References[edit]

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Bělá u Jevíčka. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Svitavy" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 1–2.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Bělá u Jevíčka". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-03-19.

External links[edit]

Official website

[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.

[2] "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Bělá u Jevíčka. Retrieved 2024-03-19.

[3] "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Svitavy" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 1–2.

[4] "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

[5] "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Bělá u Jevíčka". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-03-19.

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