Cetkovice is a municipality and village in Blansko District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 800 inhabitants.

Cetkovice
Rectory and Church of Saints Philip and James
Rectory and Church of Saints Philip and James
Flag of Cetkovice
Coat of arms of Cetkovice
Cetkovice is located in Czech Republic
Cetkovice
Cetkovice
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°34′44″N 16°43′17″E / 49.57889°N 16.72139°E / 49.57889; 16.72139
Country Czech Republic
RegionSouth Moravian
DistrictBlansko
First mentioned1160
Area
 • Total
8.53 km2 (3.29 sq mi)
Elevation
406 m (1,332 ft)
Population
 (2024-01-01)[1]
 • Total
803
 • Density94/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
679 38
Websitewww.cetkovice.cz

Cetkovice lies approximately 25 kilometres (16 mi) north of Blansko, 43 km (27 mi) north of Brno, and 175 km (109 mi) east of Prague.

History

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The first written mention of Cetkovice is from 1160.[2]

Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869835—    
1880817−2.2%
1890778−4.8%
1900823+5.8%
1910866+5.2%
1921777−10.3%
1930780+0.4%
1950640−17.9%
1961677+5.8%
1970677+0.0%
1980684+1.0%
1991675−1.3%
2001718+6.4%
2011696−3.1%
2021707+1.6%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
  2. ^ "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Cetkovice. Retrieved 2021-11-11.
  3. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
  4. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
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