Opatov (Jihlava District)

Municipality in Vysočina, Czech Republic

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49°25′52″N 15°23′40″E / 49.43111°N 15.39444°E / 49.43111; 15.39444Country

Czech RepublicRegion Vysočina DistrictJihlavaFirst mentioned1303Area

• Total6.75 km² (2.61 sq mi)Elevation

650 m (2,130 ft)Population

(2024-01-01)^[1]

• Total202 • Density30/km² (78/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

588 05

Websitewww.opatov.info

Opatov (Czech pronunciation: [ˈopatof]) is a municipality and village in Jihlava District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants.

Opatov lies approximately 16 kilometres (10 mi) west of Jihlava and 100 km (62 mi) south-east of Prague.

History

The first written mention of Opatov is from 1303.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1869	578	—
1880	518	−10.4%
1890	499	−3.7%
1900	496	−0.6%
1910	482	−2.8%
1921	495	+2.7%
1930	401	−19.0%
1950	286	−28.7%
1961	274	−4.2%
1970	227	−17.2%
1980	177	−22.0%
1991	174	−1.7%
2001	207	+19.0%
2011	186	−10.1%
2021	198	+6.5%
Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Opatov. Retrieved 2022-10-07.
^ "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.