Dolní Životice

Coordinates: 49°53′50″N 17°46′47″E / 49.89722°N 17.77972°E / 49.89722; 17.77972
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Dolní Životice
Chapel in Hertice
Chapel in Hertice
Flag of Dolní Životice
Coat of arms of Dolní Životice
Dolní Životice is located in Czech Republic
Dolní Životice
Dolní Životice
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°53′50″N 17°46′47″E / 49.89722°N 17.77972°E / 49.89722; 17.77972
Country Czech Republic
RegionMoravian-Silesian
DistrictOpava
First mentioned1320
Area
 • Total11.26 km2 (4.35 sq mi)
Elevation
299 m (981 ft)
Population
 (2023-01-01)[1]
 • Total1,035
 • Density92/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
747 56
Websitewww.dolnizivotice.cz

Dolní Životice (German: Schönstein) is a municipality and village in Opava District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,000 inhabitants.

Administrative parts[edit]

The village of Hertice is an administrative part of Dolní Životice.

History[edit]

The first written mention of Dolní Životice is from 1320. The first written mention of Hertice is from 1251.[2]

Demographics[edit]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869938—    
1880937−0.1%
1890966+3.1%
1900970+0.4%
1910949−2.2%
19211,067+12.4%
1930972−8.9%
1950837−13.9%
1961971+16.0%
1970877−9.7%
1980871−0.7%
1991871+0.0%
20011,107+27.1%
20111,090−1.5%
20211,033−5.2%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
  2. ^ "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Dolní Životice. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
  3. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Opava" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 3–4.
  4. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

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