Kněževes (Žďár nad Sázavou District)

Coordinates: 49°27′23″N 15°58′51″E / 49.45639°N 15.98083°E / 49.45639; 15.98083
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Kněževes
Main street
Main street
Flag of Kněževes
Coat of arms of Kněževes
Kněževes is located in Czech Republic
Kněževes
Kněževes
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°27′23″N 15°58′51″E / 49.45639°N 15.98083°E / 49.45639; 15.98083
Country Czech Republic
RegionVysočina
DistrictŽďár nad Sázavou
First mentioned1370
Area
 • Total7.71 km2 (2.98 sq mi)
Elevation
549 m (1,801 ft)
Population
 (2023-01-01)[1]
 • Total160
 • Density21/km2 (54/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
594 44
Websitewww.obecknezeves.cz

Kněževes is a municipality and village in Žďár nad Sázavou District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants.

Kněževes lies approximately 13 kilometres (8 mi) south of Žďár nad Sázavou, 31 km (19 mi) east of Jihlava, and 133 km (83 mi) south-east of Prague.

Demographics[edit]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869270—    
1880282+4.4%
1890269−4.6%
1900238−11.5%
1910261+9.7%
1921270+3.4%
1930257−4.8%
1950250−2.7%
1961234−6.4%
1970222−5.1%
1980190−14.4%
1991171−10.0%
2001169−1.2%
2011147−13.0%
2021153+4.1%
Source: Censuses[2][3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
  2. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Žďár nad Sázavou" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 7–8.
  3. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.