Prachovice

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Prachovice
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°53′38″N15°37′44″E / 49.89389°N 15.62889°E / 49.89389; 15.62889
CountryFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Region Pardubice
District Chrudim
First mentioned1398
Area
 • Total5.32 km2 (2.05 sq mi)
Elevation
456 m (1,496 ft)
Population
 (2024-01-01) [1]
 • Total1,422
 • Density270/km2 (690/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
538 04
Website www.obecprachovice.cz

Prachovice is a municipality and village in Chrudim District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,400 inhabitants.

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Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869601—    
1880679+13.0%
1890821+20.9%
1900764−6.9%
1910838+9.7%
1921733−12.5%
1930619−15.6%
1950506−18.3%
19611,312+159.3%
19701,244−5.2%
19801,236−0.6%
19911,546+25.1%
20011,557+0.7%
20111,407−9.6%
20211,367−2.8%
Source: Censuses [2] [3]

Economy

Prachovice is known for limestone quarrying and cement production. The quarry with an area of 111.2 hectares (275 acres) is one of the largest in the country. About 1,700,000 tonnes per year is quarried. [4]

Notable people

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References

  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.
  4. ↑ "Pokračování těžby v lomu Prachovice" (PDF) (in Czech). Ministry of the Environment of the Czech Republic. 2021-03-29. Retrieved 2021-10-20.


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