Úžice (Kutná Hora District)

Úžice
Municipality
View from the south
Úžice Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°52′20″N 14°58′21″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Kutná Hora
First mentioned	1284
Area
• Total	18.56 km^2 (7.17 sq mi)
Elevation	416 m (1,365 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	719
• Density	39/km^2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes	285 04, 285 06
Website	www.obecuzice.cz

Úžice (German: Auschitz) is a municipality and village in Kutná Hora District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The villages and hamlets of Benátky, Čekanov, Chrastná, Františkov, Karlovice, Mělník, Nechyba, Radvanice and Smrk are administrative parts of Úžice.

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,619	—
1880	1,769	+9.3%
1890	1,770	+0.1%
1900	1,759	−0.6%
1910	1,589	−9.7%
1921	1,487	−6.4%
1930	1,373	−7.7%
1950	972	−29.2%
1961	956	−1.6%
1970	787	−17.7%
1980	675	−14.2%
1991	578	−14.4%
2001	590	+2.1%
2011	633	+7.3%
2021	710	+12.2%
Source: Censuses[2][3]

In popular culture

The 1403 recreation of the village, called Uzhitz, was prominently featured in Czech role-playing game Kingdom Come: Deliverance.^[4]

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
3. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
4. Warhorse Studios (2018-02-13). Kingdom Come: Deliverance. Deep Silver.

External links

• Official website