Blatnice (Plzeň-North District)

Blatnice
Centre of Blatnice
Centre of Blatnice
Flag of Blatnice
Coat of arms of Blatnice
Blatnice is located in Czech Republic
Blatnice
Blatnice
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°43′11″N 13°9′22″E / 49.71972°N 13.15611°E / 49.71972; 13.15611
Country Czech Republic
RegionPlzeň
DistrictPlzeň-North
First mentioned1379
Area
 • Total
4.13 km2 (1.59 sq mi)
Elevation
360 m (1,180 ft)
Population
 (2025-01-01)[1]
 • Total
905
 • Density219/km2 (568/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
330 25
Websitewww.blatnice.cz

Blatnice is a municipality and village in Plzeň-North District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants.

Blatnice lies approximately 17 kilometres (11 mi) west of Plzeň and 100 kilometres (62 mi) south-west of Prague.

Etymology

The name is derived from Czech word bláto (i.e. 'mud').[2]

History

The first written mention of Blatnice is from 1379.[2]

Blatnice was annexed to Nazi Germany in 1938 and administered as part of the Reichsgau Sudetenland. After World War II, the German-speaking population was expelled.

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869262—    
1880725+176.7%
1890933+28.7%
19001,019+9.2%
1910948−7.0%
1921937−1.2%
19301,052+12.3%
1950822−21.9%
1961896+9.0%
1970807−9.9%
1980749−7.2%
1991665−11.2%
2001691+3.9%
2011780+12.9%
2021925+18.6%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

References