Světec

Světec
Castle in Světec
Castle in Světec
Flag of Světec
Coat of arms of Světec
Světec is located in Czech Republic
Světec
Světec
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°34′34″N 13°48′42″E / 50.57611°N 13.81167°E / 50.57611; 13.81167
Country Czech Republic
RegionÚstí nad Labem
DistrictTeplice
First mentioned1209
Area
 • Total12.34 km2 (4.76 sq mi)
Elevation
210 m (690 ft)
Population
 (2024-01-01)[1]
 • Total972
 • Density79/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
417 53
Websitewww.obec-svetec.cz

Světec (German: Schwaz) is a municipality and village in Teplice District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,000 inhabitants.

Světec lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) south of Teplice, 19 km (12 mi) south-west of Ústí nad Labem, and 69 km (43 mi) north-west of Prague.

Administrative parts

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The villages of Chotějovice, Štrbice and Úpoř are administrative parts of Světec.

Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
18691,183—    
18801,834+55.0%
18901,961+6.9%
19002,731+39.3%
19103,264+19.5%
19213,196−2.1%
19303,380+5.8%
19502,329−31.1%
19612,052−11.9%
19701,621−21.0%
19801,209−25.4%
1991872−27.9%
2001939+7.7%
20111,003+6.8%
2021991−1.2%
Source: Censuses[2][3]

Notable people

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References

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  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.
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