Biskoupky

Biskoupky
Municipality
Centre of Biskoupky
Coat of arms
Biskoupky Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°5′52″N16°16′53″E / 49.09778°N 16.28139°E / 49.09778; 16.28139
Country	Czech Republic
Region	South Moravian
District	Brno-Country
First mentioned	1131
Area
• Total	5.83 km2 (2.25 sq mi)
Elevation	270 m (890 ft)
Population  (2025-01-01) [1]
• Total	185
• Density	32/km2 (82/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	664 13
Website	www.biskoupky.cz

Biskoupky is a municipality and village in Brno-Country District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants.

Geography

Biskoupky is located about 25 kilometres (16 mi) southwest of Brno. It lies on the border between the Boskovice Furrow and Jevišovice Uplands. The highest point is the hill Biskoupský kopec at 397 m (1,302 ft) above sea level. The municipality is situated on the left bank of the Jihlava River.

History

The first written mention of Biskoupky is from 1131. ^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	203	—
1880	206	+1.5%
1890	250	+21.4%
1900	252	+0.8%
1910	247	−2.0%
1921	265	+7.3%
1930	285	+7.5%
1950	254	−10.9%
1961	272	+7.1%
1970	243	−10.7%
1980	212	−12.8%
1991	196	−7.5%
2001	177	−9.7%
2011	178	+0.6%
2021	179	+0.6%
Source: Censuses [3] [4]

Notable people

• Vítězslav Nezval (1900–1958), poet and writer

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2025". Czech Statistical Office. 2025-05-16.
2. "Historie obce Biskoupky" (in Czech). Obec Biskoupky. Retrieved 2021-11-17.
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.

External links

• Official website