Otice (Czech pronunciation: [ˈocɪtsɛ]; German: Ottendorf) is a municipality and village in Opava District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,500 inhabitants.
Otice | |
|---|---|
 Chapel of the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Otice Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°55′0″N 17°52′12″E / 49.91667°N 17.87000°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Moravian-Silesian |
| District | Opava |
| First mentioned | 1361 |
| Area | |
• Total | 7.20 km2 (2.78 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 258 m (846 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 1,497 |
| • Density | 210/km2 (540/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC 1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC 2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 747 81 |
| Website | www |
History
editThe first written mention of Otice is from 1361.[2]
Demographics
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1869 | 644 | — |
| 1880 | 726 | 12.7% |
| 1890 | 821 | 13.1% |
| 1900 | 819 | −0.2% |
| 1910 | 867 | 5.9% |
| 1921 | 900 | 3.8% |
| 1930 | 1,135 | 26.1% |
| 1950 | 850 | −25.1% |
| 1961 | 958 | 12.7% |
| 1970 | 993 | 3.7% |
| 1980 | 1,156 | 16.4% |
| 1991 | 1,265 | 9.4% |
| 2001 | 1,282 | 1.3% |
| 2011 | 1,311 | 2.3% |
| 2021 | 1,393 | 6.3% |
| Source: Censuses[3][4] | ||
Transport
editOtice is located on the railway line from Opava to Svobodné Heřmanice, but trains run on it only on weekends.
Notable people
edit- Josef Erber (1897–1987), Czech-German SS officer
- Karolína Mališová (born 1996), model, Czech Miss Earth 2015
References
edit- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ "Historie a současnost" (in Czech). Obec Otice. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
- ^ "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.
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