Biskoupky is a municipality and village in Brno-Country District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants.
Biskoupky | |
|---|---|
 Centre of Biskoupky | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Biskoupky Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°5′52″N 16°16′53″E / 49.09778°N 16.28139°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | South Moravian |
| District | Brno-Country |
| First mentioned | 1131 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.83 km2 (2.25 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 270 m (890 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 188 |
| • Density | 32/km2 (84/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 664 13 |
| Website | www |
Geography
editBiskoupky is located about 25 kilometres (16 mi) southwest of Brno. It lies on the border between the Boskovice Furrow and Jevišovice Uplands. The highest point is the hill Biskoupský kopec at 397 m (1,302 ft) above sea level. The municipality is situated on the left bank of the Jihlava River.
History
editThe first written mention of Biskoupky is from 1131.[2]
Demographics
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1869 | 203 | — |
| 1880 | 206 | +1.5% |
| 1890 | 250 | +21.4% |
| 1900 | 252 | +0.8% |
| 1910 | 247 | −2.0% |
| 1921 | 265 | +7.3% |
| 1930 | 285 | +7.5% |
| 1950 | 254 | −10.9% |
| 1961 | 272 | +7.1% |
| 1970 | 243 | −10.7% |
| 1980 | 212 | −12.8% |
| 1991 | 196 | −7.5% |
| 2001 | 177 | −9.7% |
| 2011 | 178 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 179 | +0.6% |
| Source: Censuses[3][4] | ||
Notable people
edit- Vítězslav Nezval (1900–1958), poet and writer
References
edit- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ "Historie obce Biskoupky" (in Czech). Obec Biskoupky. Retrieved 2021-11-17.
- ^ "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.
External links
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