Opatov (Svitavy District)

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Opatov
Municipality
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Opatov
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°49′30″N16°30′17″E / 49.82500°N 16.50472°E / 49.82500; 16.50472
CountryFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Region Pardubice
District Svitavy
First mentioned1347
Area
 • Total
29.73 km2 (11.48 sq mi)
Elevation
438 m (1,437 ft)
Population
 (2025-01-01) [1]
 • Total
1,128
 • Density37.94/km2 (98.27/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
569 12
Website www.obecopatov.cz

Opatov (German : Abtsdorf) is a municipality and village in Svitavy District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,100 inhabitants (as of Jan/2025).

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Opatov lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) north of Svitavy, 57 km (35 mi) south-east of Pardubice, and 152 km (94 mi) east of Prague.

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
18692,206—    
18802,231+1.1%
18902,150−3.6%
19002,021−6.0%
19102,090+3.4%
19211,981−5.2%
19301,911−3.5%
19501,267−33.7%
19611,330+5.0%
19701,252−5.9%
19801,168−6.7%
19911,115−4.5%
20011,097−1.6%
20111,163+6.0%
20211,126−3.2%
Source: Censuses [2] [3]

Economy

Opatov is known for the Opatov Photovoltaics Plant.

Twin towns – sister cities

Opatov is twinned with: [4]

References

  1. ↑ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2025". Czech Statistical Office. 2025-05-16.
  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.
  4. ↑ "Partnerská obec Drezzo" (in Czech). Obec Opatov. Retrieved 2020-11-01.


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