Chuchelná
Chuchelná | |
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 Chapel of the Holy Cross | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Chuchelná Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°59′12″N 18°7′0″E / 49.98667°N 18.11667°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Moravian-Silesian |
| District | Opava |
| First mentioned | 1349 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.67 km2 (2.96 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 244 m (801 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,258 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (420/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 747 24 |
| Website | www |
Chuchelná (German: Kuchelna) is a municipality and village in Opava District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,300 inhabitants. It is part of the historic Hlučín Region.
History
[edit]The first written mention of Chuchelná is from 1349. From 1742 to 1918, after Empress Maria Theresa had been defeated, the village belonged to Prussia. In 1920, the municipality became part of the newly established Czechoslovakia.[2]
Demographics
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1869 | 504 | — |
| 1880 | 509 | +1.0% |
| 1890 | 568 | +11.6% |
| 1900 | 592 | +4.2% |
| 1910 | 623 | +5.2% |
| 1921 | 1,019 | +63.6% |
| 1930 | 872 | −14.4% |
| 1950 | 915 | +4.9% |
| 1961 | 1,097 | +19.9% |
| 1970 | 1,109 | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 1,238 | +11.6% |
| 1991 | 1,313 | +6.1% |
| 2001 | 1,324 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 1,341 | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 1,178 | −12.2% |
| Source: Censuses[3][4] | ||
Notable people
[edit]- Karl Max, Prince Lichnowsky (1860–1928), German diplomat; died here
References
[edit]- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ "Dějiny obce Chuchelná do roku 1920" (in Czech). Obec Chuchelná. Retrieved 2022-04-01.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
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