Spojil

Spojil
Municipality
Main street towards northeast
Flag Coat of arms
Spojil Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°2′32″N 15°49′19″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Pardubice
District	Pardubice
Founded	1785
Area
• Total	1.75 km^2 (0.68 sq mi)
Elevation	221 m (725 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	514
• Density	290/km^2 (760/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	530 02
Website	www.spojil.cz

Spojil is a municipality and village in Pardubice District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.

Geography

Spojil forms an enclave in the territory of the city of Pardubice. It lies in a flat landscape of the East Elbe Table.

History

Spojil is among the youngest villages in the region. It was founded in 1785 at the site of two former fishponds named Spojil and Strejček.^[2]

The village was part of Pardubice from 1961 until 1991.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 193 —     1880 212 +9.8% 1890 216 +1.9% 1900 197 −8.8% 1910 202 +2.5%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 190 −5.9% 1930 164 −13.7% 1950 169 +3.0% 1961 189 +11.8% 1970 207 +9.5%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 224 +8.2% 1991 235 +4.9% 2001 258 +9.8% 2011 482 +86.8% 2021 587 +21.8%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

Transport

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights

Main street towards southwest

There are no protected cultural monuments in the municipality.^[6] The main landmark of Spojil is the Chapel of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, built in 1868.^[7]

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. "Starší historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Spojil. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
3. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. p. 526.
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. "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Spojil". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
7. "Kaplička" (in Czech). Obec Spojil. Retrieved 2021-10-13.

External links

• Official website