Herink

Herink
Herink
Municipality
	Common in Herink
	Flag Coat of arms
	Herink Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 49°58′0″N 14°34′30″E / 49.96667°N 14.57500°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Prague-East
First mentioned	1422
Area
• Total	2.74 km2 (1.06 sq mi)
Elevation	362 m (1,188 ft)
Population (2024-01-01)
• Total	1,089
• Density	400/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	251 70
Website	www.herink.cz

Herink is a municipality and village in Prague-East District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,100 inhabitants. It is one of the fastest-growing municipalities in the country.

Etymology

The village was named after a settled whose surname was Hering.^[2]

Geography

Herink is located about 10 kilometres (6 mi) southeast of Prague. It lies in an agricultural landscape on the border between the Prague Plateau and Benešov Uplands. The highest point is at 417 m (1,368 ft) above sea level.

History

The first written mention of Herink is from 1422.^[3]

Demographics

In 2001, Herink had 72 inhabitants and therefore it is one of the fastest-growing municipalities in the country in the 21st century.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	166	—
1880	162	−2.4%
1890	161	−0.6%
1900	175	+8.7%
1910	154	−12.0%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	164	+6.5%
1930	167	+1.8%
1950	109	−34.7%
1961	111	+1.8%
1970	93	−16.2%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	88	−5.4%
1991	75	−14.8%
2001	72	−4.0%
2011	417	+479.2%
2021	1,106	+165.2%

Source: Censuses^[4]^[5]

Transport

The D0 motorway (part of the European route E50) passes through the municipal territory.

Sights

There are no protected cultural monuments in the municipality.^[6]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ Profous, Antonín (1947). Místní jména v Čechách I: A–H (in Czech). p. 612.
^ "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Herink. Retrieved 2024-01-30.
^ "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.
^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Herink". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-07-19.

External links

Official website

[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.

[2] Profous, Antonín (1947). Místní jména v Čechách I: A–H (in Czech). p. 612.

[3] "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Herink. Retrieved 2024-01-30.

[4] "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.

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

[6] "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Herink". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-07-19.

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