Kosov (Šumperk District)

Kosov
Municipality
Municipal office
Kosov Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°52′59″N 16°47′56″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Olomouc
District	Šumperk
First mentioned	1360
Area
• Total	5.47 km^2 (2.11 sq mi)
Elevation	404 m (1,325 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	318
• Density	58/km^2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes	789 01
Website	obeckosov.webnode.cz

Kosov is a municipality and village in Šumperk District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.

Kosov lies approximately 16 kilometres (10 mi) south-west of Šumperk, 46 km (29 mi) north-west of Olomouc, and 173 km (107 mi) east of Prague.

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	485	—
1880	471	−2.9%
1890	486	+3.2%
1900	505	+3.9%
1910	532	+5.3%
1921	503	−5.5%
1930	526	+4.6%
1950	374	−28.9%
1961	411	+9.9%
1970	339	−17.5%
1980	290	−14.5%
1991	278	−4.1%
2001	283	+1.8%
2011	348	+23.0%
2021	299	−14.1%
Source: Censuses[2][3]

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.

External links

• Official website