Orel (Chrudim District)

Orel
Church of Saint George
Church of Saint George
Flag of Orel
Coat of arms of Orel
Orel is located in Czech Republic
Orel
Orel
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°55′10″N 15°50′21″E / 49.91944°N 15.83917°E / 49.91944; 15.83917
Country Czech Republic
RegionPardubice
DistrictChrudim
First mentioned1360
Area
 • Total
6.44 km2 (2.49 sq mi)
Elevation
275 m (902 ft)
Population
 (2025-01-01)[1]
 • Total
803
 • Density125/km2 (323/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes
537 01, 538 21
Websitewww.obecorel.cz

Orel is a municipality and village in Chrudim District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 800 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Orel consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]

  • Orel (769)
  • Tři Bubny (2)

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869564—    
1880601+6.6%
1890737+22.6%
1900811+10.0%
1910929+14.5%
1921869−6.5%
1930890+2.4%
1950814−8.5%
1961817+0.4%
1970741−9.3%
1980710−4.2%
1991658−7.3%
2001689+4.7%
2011737+7.0%
2021771+4.6%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

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