Popice
Municipality
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Popice is located in Czech Republic
Popice
Popice
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 48°55′38″N 16°40′0″E / 48.92722°N 16.66667°E / 48.92722; 16.66667
Country Czech Republic
RegionSouth Moravian
DistrictBřeclav
First mentioned1291
Area
 • Total9.99 km2 (3.86 sq mi)
Elevation
188 m (617 ft)
Population
 (2023-01-01)[1]
 • Total982
 • Density98/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
691 27
Websitewww.obecpopice.eu

Popice is a municipality and village in Břeclav District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,000 inhabitants.

Popice lies approximately 25 kilometres (16 mi) north-west of Břeclav, 31 km (19 mi) south of Brno, and 208 km (129 mi) south-east of Prague.

History

The first written mention of Popice is from 1291, when the village was sold to the convent in Dolní Kounice.[2]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
18691,361—    
18801,421+4.4%
18901,478+4.0%
19001,359−8.1%
19101,366+0.5%
19211,369+0.2%
19301,376+0.5%
1950979−28.9%
1961983+0.4%
1970952−3.2%
1980947−0.5%
1991952+0.5%
2001962+1.1%
2011974+1.2%
2021973−0.1%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

References

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
  2. ^ "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Popice. Retrieved 2021-11-26.
  3. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Břeclav" (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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