Police (Šumperk District)
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  Police Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°48′53″N 16°59′47″E / 49.81472°N 16.99639°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Olomouc |
| District | Šumperk |
| First mentioned | 1312 |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.63 km2 (2.17 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 286 m (938 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 227 |
| • Density | 40/km2 (100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 789 73 |
| Website | www |
Police (Czech pronunciation: [ˈpolɪtsɛ]; German: Pollaitz) is a municipality and village in Šumperk District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants.
Police is approximately 16 kilometres (10 mi) south of Šumperk, 32 km (20 mi) north-west of Olomouc, and 187 km (116 mi) east of Prague.
History
The first written mention of Police is from 1312.[2]
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1869 | 427 | — |
| 1880 | 461 | +8.0% |
| 1890 | 464 | +0.7% |
| 1900 | 447 | −3.7% |
| 1910 | 468 | +4.7% |
| 1921 | 520 | +11.1% |
| 1930 | 455 | −12.5% |
| 1950 | 282 | −38.0% |
| 1961 | 255 | −9.6% |
| 1970 | 264 | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 263 | −0.4% |
| 1991 | 257 | −2.3% |
| 2001 | 245 | −4.7% |
| 2011 | 214 | −12.7% |
| 2021 | 205 | −4.2% |
| Source: Censuses[3][4] | ||
References
- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Police. Retrieved 2022-10-08.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
External links
| Authority control databases: National |
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