Dolní Rožínka

Dolní Rožínka
Municipality
Dolní Rožínka Castle
Flag Coat of arms
Dolní Rožínka Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°28′37″N 16°12′38″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Vysočina
District	Žďár nad Sázavou
First mentioned	1353
Area
• Total	4.47 km^2 (1.73 sq mi)
Elevation	502 m (1,647 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	583
• Density	130/km^2 (340/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	592 51
Website	www.dolni-rozinka.cz

Dolní Rožínka is a municipality and village in Žďár nad Sázavou District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.

Dolní Rožínka lies approximately 22 kilometres (14 mi) south-east of Žďár nad Sázavou, 46 kilometres (29 mi) east of Jihlava, and 146 kilometres (91 mi) south-east of Prague.

Administrative parts

The village of Horní Rozsíčka is an administrative part of Dolní Rožínka.

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	428	—
1880	505	+18.0%
1890	478	−5.3%
1900	459	−4.0%
1910	389	−15.3%
1921	383	−1.5%
1930	319	−16.7%
1950	310	−2.8%
1961	820	+164.5%
1970	783	−4.5%
1980	742	−5.2%
1991	685	−7.7%
2001	661	−3.5%
2011	629	−4.8%
2021	609	−3.2%
Source: Censuses[2][3]

Economy

The last uranium mine in the country was located here until 2016, when it was closed.^[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. "Poslední návštěva pod zemí. Uranový důl Rožná pomalu zaplaví voda". ČT24 (in Czech). Czech Television. 2020-10-06. Retrieved 2021-11-04.

External links

• Official website