Prachovice
Municipality in Pardubice, Czech Republic
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Prachovice is a municipality and village in Chrudim District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,400 inhabitants.
Demographics
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1869 | 601 | — |
1880 | 679 | +13.0% |
1890 | 821 | +20.9% |
1900 | 764 | −6.9% |
1910 | 838 | +9.7% |
1921 | 733 | −12.5% |
1930 | 619 | −15.6% |
1950 | 506 | −18.3% |
1961 | 1,312 | +159.3% |
1970 | 1,244 | −5.2% |
1980 | 1,236 | −0.6% |
1991 | 1,546 | +25.1% |
2001 | 1,557 | +0.7% |
2011 | 1,407 | −9.6% |
2021 | 1,367 | −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
- Jiří Kajínek (born 1961), murderer and celebrity
References
- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Pokračování těžby v lomu Prachovice" (PDF) (in Czech). Ministry of the Environment of the Czech Republic. 2021-03-29. Retrieved 2021-10-20.
External links
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Towns, market towns and villages of Chrudim District
- Běstvina
- Biskupice
- Bítovany
- Bojanov
- Bor u Skutče
- Bořice
- Bousov
- Bylany
- Čankovice
- České Lhotice
- Chrast
- Chroustovice
- Chrudim
- Ctětín
- Dědová
- Dolní Bezděkov
- Dřenice
- Dvakačovice
- Hamry
- Heřmanův Městec
- Hlinsko
- Hluboká
- Hodonín
- Holetín
- Honbice
- Horka
- Horní Bradlo
- Hošťalovice
- Hrochův Týnec
- Hroubovice
- Jeníkov
- Jenišovice
- Kameničky
- Kladno
- Klešice
- Kněžice
- Kočí
- Kostelec u Heřmanova Městce
- Krásné
- Křižanovice
- Krouna
- Lány
- Leštinka
- Libkov
- Liboměřice
- Licibořice
- Lipovec
- Lozice
- Lukavice
- Luže
- Míčov-Sušice
- Miřetice
- Mladoňovice
- Morašice
- Mrákotín
- Nabočany
- Načešice
- Nasavrky
- Orel
- Ostrov
- Otradov
- Perálec
- Podhořany u Ronova
- Pokřikov
- Prachovice
- Předhradí
- Přestavlky
- Proseč
- Prosetín
- Rabštejnská Lhota
- Raná
- Řestoky
- Ronov nad Doubravou
- Rosice
- Rozhovice
- Seč
- Skuteč
- Slatiňany
- Smrček
- Sobětuchy
- Stolany
- Střemošice
- Studnice
- Svídnice
- Svratouch
- Tisovec
- Třemošnice
- Trhová Kamenice
- Třibřichy
- Trojovice
- Tuněchody
- Úherčice
- Úhřetice
- Vápenný Podol
- Včelákov
- Vejvanovice
- Vítanov
- Vojtěchov
- Vortová
- Vrbatův Kostelec
- Všeradov
- Vysočina
- Vyžice
- Zaječice
- Zájezdec
- Zderaz
- Žlebské Chvalovice
- Žumberk
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