Karle (Svitavy District)

Karle
Municipality
Municipal office
Flag Coat of arms
Karle Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°45′58″N 16°21′53″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Pardubice
District	Svitavy
First mentioned	1336
Area
• Total	19.03 km^2 (7.35 sq mi)
Elevation	492 m (1,614 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	420
• Density	22/km^2 (57/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	568 02
Website	www.svitavskoweb.cz/karle

Karle (Czech pronunciation: [ˈkarlɛ]; German: Karlsbrunn) is a municipality and village in Svitavy District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.

Administrative division

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

• Karle (304)
• Ostrý Kámen (88)

Geography

Karle is located about 7 kilometres (4 mi) west of Svitavy and 51 km (32 mi) southeast of Pardubice. It lies in the Svitavy Uplands. The highest point is at 585 m (1,919 ft) above sea level. The Loučná River originates within the municipality and then flows through the village of Karle.

History

The first written mention of Karle is from 1336. From 1347, the village was owned by the Litomyšl bishopric.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 988 —     1880 1,010 +2.2% 1890 1,005 −0.5% 1900 1,030 +2.5% 1910 992 −3.7%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 929 −6.4% 1930 981 +5.6% 1950 575 −41.4% 1961 480 −16.5% 1970 415 −13.5%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 412 −0.7% 1991 390 −5.3% 2001 378 −3.1% 2011 363 −4.0% 2021 392 +8.0%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

Transport

The I/34 road (the section from Svitavy to Havlíčkův Brod) passes through the municipality.

Sights

The main landmark of Karle is the Church of Saint Bartholomew. It was founded in 1350 and rebuilt in 1814.^[6]

The only protected monument in the municipality is the Chapel of the Saint Cyril and Methodius. It was built in the late Baroque style in the second half of the 18th century.^[7]

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. "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Karle. Retrieved 2025-04-14.
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.
6. "Karle". cestujemepocr.cz (in Czech). Aspida. Retrieved 2025-04-14.
7. "Kaple Cyrila a Metoděje" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2025-04-14.

External links

• Official website