Kounov (Rychnov nad Kněžnou District)

Kounov
Municipality
Church of Saint Joseph
Flag Coat of arms
Kounov Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°17′56″N 16°15′29″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Hradec Králové
District	Rychnov nad Kněžnou
First mentioned	1490
Area
• Total	11.35 km^2 (4.38 sq mi)
Elevation	445 m (1,460 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	245
• Density	22/km^2 (56/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes	517 92, 518 01
Website	www.obeckounov.cz

Kounov is a municipality and village in Rychnov nad Kněžnou District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Kounov consists of five municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):^[2]

• Kounov (74)
• Hluky (26)
• Nedvězí (24)
• Rozkoš (75)
• Šediviny (19)

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,362	—
1880	1,367	+0.4%
1890	1,352	−1.1%
1900	1,193	−11.8%
1910	1,193	+0.0%
1921	1,085	−9.1%
1930	999	−7.9%
1950	651	−34.8%
1961	574	−11.8%
1970	449	−21.8%
1980	338	−24.7%
1991	270	−20.1%
2001	220	−18.5%
2011	222	+0.9%
2021	218	−1.8%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
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.

External links

• Official website