Královské Poříčí

Královské Poříčí
Municipality
Královské Poříčí with Sokolov in the background
Flag Coat of arms
Královské Poříčí Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°3′38″N 12°59′6″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Karlovy Vary
District	Sokolov
First mentioned	1240
Area
• Total	12.20 km^2 (4.71 sq mi)
Elevation	396 m (1,299 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	761
• Density	62/km^2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	357 41
Website	www.kralovske-porici.eu

Královské Poříčí (German: Königswerth) is a municipality and village in Sokolov District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 800 inhabitants. It lies on the Ohře River. The centre is well preserved and is protected by law as village monument zone.

Administrative parts

The area of the former village of Jehličná is an administrative part of Královské Poříčí.

History

The first written mention of Královské Poříčí is from 1240.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	839	—
1880	897	+6.9%
1890	1,486	+65.7%
1900	2,184	+47.0%
1910	2,362	+8.2%
1921	2,543	+7.7%
1930	2,634	+3.6%
1950	2,174	−17.5%
1961	2,163	−0.5%
1970	1,529	−29.3%
1980	981	−35.8%
1991	633	−35.5%
2001	710	+12.2%
2011	887	+24.9%
2021	893	+0.7%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Královské Poříčí. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
3. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
4. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

External links

• Official website