Potůčky
Potůčky | |
|---|---|
 General view | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Potůčky Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°25′42″N 12°44′12″E / 50.42833°N 12.73667°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Karlovy Vary |
| District | Karlovy Vary |
| First mentioned | 1654 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 32.00 km2 (12.36 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 695 m (2,280 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 427 |
| • Density | 13/km2 (35/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 362 38 |
| Website | www |
Potůčky (German: Breitenbach) is a municipality and village in Karlovy Vary District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.
Administrative parts
[edit]The village of Stráň is an administrative part of Potůčky.
Geography
[edit]Potůčky is located about 23 kilometres (14 mi) north of Karlovy Vary. It lies in the Ore Mountains, on the border with Germany. The municipality of Johanngeorgenstadt on the German side of the border was originally one settlement together with Potůčky. The highest point is the mountain Blatenský vrch at 1,043 m (3,422 ft) above sea level.
Demographics
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1869 | 1,098 | — |
| 1880 | 1,272 | +15.8% |
| 1890 | 1,387 | +9.0% |
| 1900 | 1,403 | +1.2% |
| 1910 | 1,560 | +11.2% |
| 1921 | 1,425 | −8.7% |
| 1930 | 1,692 | +18.7% |
| 1950 | 409 | −75.8% |
| 1961 | 341 | −16.6% |
| 1970 | 407 | +19.4% |
| 1980 | 359 | −11.8% |
| 1991 | 344 | −4.2% |
| 2001 | 369 | +7.3% |
| 2011 | 470 | +27.4% |
| 2021 | 394 | −16.2% |
| Source: Censuses[2][3] | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Karlovy Vary" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 15–16.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
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