Rokytno

Rokytno
Municipality
Municipal office
Flag Coat of arms
Rokytno Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°6′17″N 15°53′22″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Pardubice
District	Pardubice
First mentioned	1436
Area
• Total	10.85 km^2 (4.19 sq mi)
Elevation	230 m (750 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	965
• Density	89/km^2 (230/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	533 22
Website	www.rokytno.eu

Rokytno is a municipality and village in Pardubice District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,000 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The villages of Bohumileč and Drahoš are administrative parts of Rokytno.

Etymology

The name is derived from rokytí. It is an old Czech term for willows which grew here in swampy areas.^[2]

Geography

Rokytno is located about 10 kilometres (6 mi) northeast of Pardubice. It lies in the East Elbe Table, in the Polabí region. The Bohumilečský pond is situated west of the village.

The Přesypy u Rokytna Nature Reserve is a unique area of sand dunes overgrown with pine forest. With an area of 7 hectares (17 acres), it is considered to be the largest Czech desert.^[3]

History

The first written mention of Rokytno is from 1436. During the 18th century, the village, together with Chvojenec and Býšť, was the centre of persecuted religious sect of Deists called blouznivci. During the industrialization at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, two brickyards were built here.^[2]

The village of Drahoš was founded in 1782. It was settled by German-speaking farmers from the Province of Silesia.^[4]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 964 —     1880 963 −0.1% 1890 907 −5.8% 1900 983 +8.4% 1910 992 +0.9%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 995 +0.3% 1930 1,006 +1.1% 1950 799 −20.6% 1961 767 −4.0% 1970 703 −8.3%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 656 −6.7% 1991 693 +5.6% 2001 734 +5.9% 2011 813 +10.8% 2021 875 +7.6%
Source: Censuses[5][6]

Transport

The D35 motorway runs through the municipality.

Sights

Rokytno is poor in monuments. The only protected cultural monument is a stone road bridge dating from 1834.^[7]

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. "Rokytno pohledem do minulosti" (in Czech). Obec Rokytno. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
3. "Přesypy u Rokytna – nejrozsáhlejší česká poušť" (in Czech). CzechTourism. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
4. "Osada Drahoš – historie" (in Czech). Obec Rokytno. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
5. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
6. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
7. "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Rokytno". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-07-12.

External links

• Official website