Svatoňovice

Municipality in Moravian-Silesian, Czech Republic

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49°47′37″N 17°40′2″E / 49.79361°N 17.66722°E / 49.79361; 17.66722Country

Czech RepublicRegionMoravian-SilesianDistrictOpavaFirst mentioned1349Area

• Total16.45 km² (6.35 sq mi)Elevation

523 m (1,716 ft)Population

(2023-01-01)^[1]

• Total264 • Density16/km² (42/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

747 87

Websitesvatonovice.cz

Svatoňovice (German: Schwansdorf) is a municipality and village in Opava District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.

History

The first written mention of Svatoňovice is from 1377.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1869	606	—
1880	626	+3.3%
1890	580	−7.3%
1900	592	+2.1%
1910	544	−8.1%
1921	561	+3.1%
1930	553	−1.4%
1950	408	−26.2%
1961	273	−33.1%
1970	348	+27.5%
1980	323	−7.2%
1991	292	−9.6%
2001	308	+5.5%
2011	286	−7.1%
2021	251	−12.2%
Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Svatoňovice. Retrieved 2022-03-28.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Opava" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 11–12.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.