Lichkov (German: Lichtenau) is a municipality and village in Ústí nad Orlicí District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants. In lies in the Orlické Mountains on the border with Poland.
Lichkov | |
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 General view | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Lichkov Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°5′52″N 16°39′58″E / 50.09778°N 16.66611°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Pardubice |
| District | Ústí nad Orlicí |
| First mentioned | 1577 |
| Area | |
• Total | 9.13 km2 (3.53 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 528 m (1,732 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 481 |
| • Density | 53/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC 1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC 2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 561 68 |
| Website | www |
Demographics
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1869 | 1,190 | — |
| 1880 | 1,323 | 11.2% |
| 1890 | 1,225 | −7.4% |
| 1900 | 1,094 | −10.7% |
| 1910 | 1,041 | −4.8% |
| 1921 | 949 | −8.8% |
| 1930 | 939 | −1.1% |
| 1950 | 652 | −30.6% |
| 1961 | 691 | 6.0% |
| 1970 | 656 | −5.1% |
| 1980 | 600 | −8.5% |
| 1991 | 579 | −3.5% |
| 2001 | 562 | −2.9% |
| 2011 | 505 | −10.1% |
| 2021 | 491 | −2.8% |
| Source: Censuses[2][3] | ||
References
edit- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ "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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