Petrovice (Prague)

Prague-Petrovice Praha-Petrovice
Municipal District of Prague
Dobrá Voda housing estate
Location of Petrovice in Prague
Coordinates: 50°02′06″N14°33′31″E / 50.03500°N 14.55861°E / 50.03500; 14.55861
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Prague
District	Prague 15
Area
• Total	1.79 km2 (0.69 sq mi)
Population  (2021) [1]
• Total	5,753
• Density	3,200/km2 (8,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	109 00

Prague-Petrovice (German : Petrowitz) is a municipal district of Prague, Czech Republic. Petrovice is located in the southeastern part of the city. Petrovice is an independent municipality with its own city hall and city assembly. It is part of the Prague 15 administrative district. It has about 5,700 inhabitants. Petrovice used to be a village founded in the 13th century, while today it is an integrated part of Prague. There is a chateau here as well.

Demographics

Church of St. Jacob Senior

Castle in Petrovice

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 292 —     1880 341 +16.8% 1890 338 −0.9% 1900 413 +22.2% 1910 442 +7.0% 1921 401 −9.3% 1930 759 +89.3% 1950 595 −21.6%	Year Pop. ±% 1961 715 +20.2% 1970 742 +3.8% 1980 831 +12.0% 1991 5,305 +538.4% 2001 5,990 +12.9% 2011 6,126 +2.3% 2021 5,753 −6.1%
Source: Censuses [2] [1]

References

1. "Results of the 2021 Census - Open data". Public Database (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
2. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Praha" (PDF) (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.

External links

• Prague-Petrovice - official website