Kovač (Jičín District)

Coordinates: 50°23′46″N 15°28′15″E / 50.39611°N 15.47083°E / 50.39611; 15.47083
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Kovač
Municipal office
Municipal office
Flag of Kovač
Coat of arms of Kovač
Kovač is located in Czech Republic
Kovač
Kovač
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°23′46″N 15°28′15″E / 50.39611°N 15.47083°E / 50.39611; 15.47083
Country Czech Republic
RegionHradec Králové
DistrictJičín
First mentioned1318
Area
 • Total7.73 km2 (2.98 sq mi)
Elevation
265 m (869 ft)
Population
 (2023-01-01)[1]
 • Total147
 • Density19/km2 (49/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
506 01
Websitewww.kovac-obec.cz

Kovač is a municipality and village in Jičín District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 100 inhabitants.

Demographics[edit]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869328—    
1880361+10.1%
1890331−8.3%
1900336+1.5%
1910316−6.0%
1921297−6.0%
1930291−2.0%
1950248−14.8%
1961210−15.3%
1970198−5.7%
1980155−21.7%
1991100−35.5%
2001113+13.0%
2011127+12.4%
2021137+7.9%
Source: Censuses[2][3]

Notable people[edit]

  • Carl Patsch (1865–1945), Slavist, Albanologist, archaeologist and historian

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
  2. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Jičín" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 7–8.
  3. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.