Horní Lhota (Ostrava-City District)

Coordinates: 49°51′11″N 18°4′6″E / 49.85306°N 18.06833°E / 49.85306; 18.06833
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Horní Lhota
Chapel of the Virgin Mary
Chapel of the Virgin Mary
Flag of Horní Lhota
Coat of arms of Horní Lhota
Horní Lhota is located in Czech Republic
Horní Lhota
Horní Lhota
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°51′11″N 18°4′6″E / 49.85306°N 18.06833°E / 49.85306; 18.06833
Country Czech Republic
RegionMoravian-Silesian
DistrictOstrava-City
First mentioned1441
Area
 • Total4.84 km2 (1.87 sq mi)
Elevation
377 m (1,237 ft)
Population
 (2023-01-01)[1]
 • Total864
 • Density180/km2 (460/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
747 64
Websitewww.hornilhota.cz

Horní Lhota is a municipality and village in Ostrava-City District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants.

History[edit]

The first written mention of Horní Lhota is from 1441.[2]

Demographics[edit]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869275—    
1880276+0.4%
1890334+21.0%
1900384+15.0%
1910424+10.4%
1921413−2.6%
1930537+30.0%
1950487−9.3%
1961587+20.5%
1970546−7.0%
1980495−9.3%
1991500+1.0%
2001586+17.2%
2011770+31.4%
2021813+5.6%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
  2. ^ "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Horní Lhota. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
  3. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Ostrava-město" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 1–2.
  4. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.