Polná na Šumavě

Polná na Šumavě
Municipality
View from the south
Flag Coat of arms
Polná na Šumavě Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 48°47′57″N 14°8′49″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	South Bohemian
District	Český Krumlov
First mentioned	1259
Area
• Total	19.12 km^2 (7.38 sq mi)
Elevation	750 m (2,460 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	206
• Density	11/km^2 (28/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	382 29
Website	www.polnanasumave.cz

Polná na Šumavě (German: Stein im Böhmerwald) is a municipality and village in Český Krumlov District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The villages and hamlets of Květušín, Olšina and Otice are administrative parts of Polná na Šumavě.

History

The first written mention of Polná na Šumavě is from 1259.^[2] The municipality was recreated on 1 January 2016 by diminishing of Boletice Military Training Area.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	719	—
1880	787	+9.5%
1890	736	−6.5%
1900	773	+5.0%
1910	836	+8.2%
1921	780	−6.7%
1930	830	+6.4%
1950	222	−73.3%
1961	0	−100.0%
1970	0	0.00%
1980	0	0.00%
1991	0	0.00%
2001	213	—
2011	203	−4.7%
2021	198	−2.5%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. Profous, Antonín (1951). Místní jména v Čechách III: M–Ř (in Czech). p. 429.
3. "Nejnovější obce slaví dva roky existence. Polná na Šumavě se naučila fungovat, domy lidem zatím neprodá" (in Czech). Czech Television. 2017-12-25. Retrieved 2022-07-08.
4. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
5. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

External links

• Official website