Petrovice (Ústí nad Labem District)

Petrovice
Municipality
Centre with the municipal office
Centre with the municipal office
Flag of Petrovice
Flag
Coat of arms of Petrovice
Coat of arms
Petrovice is located in Czech Republic
Petrovice
Petrovice
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°47′21″N 13°58′35″E / 50.78917°N 13.97639°E / 50.78917; 13.97639
Country Czech Republic
RegionÚstí nad Labem
DistrictÚstí nad Labem
First mentioned1352
Area
 • Total
51.17 km2 (19.76 sq mi)
Elevation
530 m (1,740 ft)
Population
 (2026-01-01)
 • Total
914
 • Density17.9/km2 (46.3/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
403 37
Websitewww.obecpetrovice.cz

Petrovice (German: Peterswald) is a municipality and village in Ústí nad Labem District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants.

Petrovice lies approximately 15 kilometres (9 mi) north of Ústí nad Labem and 84 km (52 mi) north of Prague.

Administrative division

Petrovice consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):

History

On 15 April 1759, the Battle of Peterswalde of the Seven Years' War took place here.

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
18695,572—    
18805,549−0.4%
18905,133−7.5%
19004,857−5.4%
19105,226+7.6%
19214,633−11.3%
19304,439−4.2%
1950834−81.2%
1961754−9.6%
1970773+2.5%
1980698−9.7%
1991596−14.6%
2001622+4.4%
2011832+33.8%
2021879+5.6%
Source: Censuses

References

  1. ↑ "Population in municipalities as at 1. 1". DataStat. Czech Statistical Office. 2026-05-18.
  2. ↑ "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
  3. ↑ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
  4. ↑ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.