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Desná (Svitavy District)

Coordinates: 49°48′27″N 16°13′27″E / 49.80750°N 16.22417°E / 49.80750; 16.22417
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Desná
Main road
Main road
Flag of Desná
Coat of arms of Desná
Desná is located in Czech Republic
Desná
Desná
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°48′27″N 16°13′27″E / 49.80750°N 16.22417°E / 49.80750; 16.22417
Country Czech Republic
RegionPardubice
DistrictSvitavy
First mentioned1293
Area
 • Total
4.78 km2 (1.85 sq mi)
Elevation
455 m (1,493 ft)
Population
 (2024-01-01)[1]
 • Total
374
 • Density78/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC 1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC 2 (CEST)
Postal code
570 01
Websitewww.obecdesna.cz

Desná is a municipality and village in Svitavy District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.

Desná lies approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) west of Svitavy, 41 km (25 mi) south-east of Pardubice, and 133 km (83 mi) east of Prague.

Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869523—    
1880539 3.1%
1890538−0.2%
1900533−0.9%
1910516−3.2%
1921507−1.7%
1930473−6.7%
1950318−32.8%
1961383 20.4%
1970350−8.6%
1980375 7.1%
1991357−4.8%
2001334−6.4%
2011320−4.2%
2021373 16.6%
Source: Censuses[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
  2. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
  3. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
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