Smrčná

Coordinates: 49°28′17″N 15°32′16″E / 49.47139°N 15.53778°E / 49.47139; 15.53778
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Smrčná
Municipal office, formerly a German school
Municipal office, formerly a German school
Flag of Smrčná
Coat of arms of Smrčná
Smrčná is located in Czech Republic
Smrčná
Smrčná
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°28′17″N 15°32′16″E / 49.47139°N 15.53778°E / 49.47139; 15.53778
Country Czech Republic
RegionVysočina
DistrictJihlava
First mentioned1233
Area
 • Total12.37 km2 (4.78 sq mi)
Elevation
584 m (1,916 ft)
Population
 (2023-01-01)[1]
 • Total467
 • Density38/km2 (98/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
588 01
Websitewww.smrcna.cz

Smrčná (Czech pronunciation: [ˈsmr̩tʃnaː]; German: Simmersdorf) is a municipality and village in Jihlava District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.

Smrčná lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) north-west of Jihlava and 106 km (66 mi) south-east of Prague.

History[edit]

The first written mention of Smrčná is from 1233.[2]

Demographics[edit]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869886—    
1880839−5.3%
1890814−3.0%
1900883+8.5%
1910991+12.2%
1921915−7.7%
1930728−20.4%
1950424−41.8%
1961469+10.6%
1970390−16.8%
1980345−11.5%
1991296−14.2%
2001296+0.0%
2011354+19.6%
2021455+28.5%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
  2. ^ "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Smrčná. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
  3. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Jihlava" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 11–12.
  4. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.