Borová (Svitavy District)

Borová
Municipality
Church of Saint Margaret the Virgin
Church of Saint Margaret the Virgin
Flag of Borová
Flag
Coat of arms of Borová
Coat of arms
Borová is located in Czech Republic
Borová
Borová
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°44′30″N 16°9′44″E / 49.74167°N 16.16222°E / 49.74167; 16.16222
Country Czech Republic
RegionPardubice
DistrictSvitavy
First mentioned1349
Area
 • Total
12.99 km2 (5.02 sq mi)
Elevation
615 m (2,018 ft)
Population
 (2024-01-01)[1]
 • Total
1,045
 • Density80/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
569 82
Websitewww.borova.cz

Borová is a municipality and village in Svitavy District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,000 inhabitants.

Borová lies approximately 23 kilometres (14 mi) west of Svitavy, 43 km (27 mi) south-east of Pardubice, and 130 km (81 mi) east of Prague.

History

The first written mention of Borová is from 1349.[2]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
18691,400—    
18801,381−1.4%
18901,313−4.9%
19001,295−1.4%
19101,257−2.9%
19211,248−0.7%
19301,611+29.1%
1950894−44.5%
1961879−1.7%
1970846−3.8%
1980846+0.0%
1991900+6.4%
2001922+2.4%
2011968+5.0%
2021997+3.0%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

References

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
  2. ^ "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Borová. Retrieved 2021-10-14.
  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.
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