Chornice

Municipality in Pardubice, Czech Republic

49°40′3″N 16°44′34″E / 49.66750°N 16.74278°E / 49.66750; 16.74278Country

Czech RepublicRegionPardubiceDistrictSvitavyFirst mentioned1258Area

• Total14.23 km² (5.49 sq mi)Elevation

322 m (1,056 ft)Population

(2023-01-01)^[1]

• Total848 • Density60/km² (150/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

569 42

Websitewww.obecchornice.cz

Chornice (German: Kornitz) is a municipality and village in Svitavy District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 800 inhabitants.

Chornice lies approximately 23 kilometres (14 mi) south-east of Svitavy, 81 km (50 mi) south-east of Pardubice, and 174 km (108 mi) east of Prague.

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1869	972	—
1880	951	−2.2%
1890	1,021	+7.4%
1900	1,001	−2.0%
1910	1,004	+0.3%
1921	1,055	+5.1%
1930	1,070	+1.4%
1950	892	−16.6%
1961	910	+2.0%
1970	932	+2.4%
1980	851	−8.7%
1991	825	−3.1%
2001	830	+0.6%
2011	825	−0.6%
2021	796	−3.5%
Source: Censuses^[2]^[3]

Notable people

František Mašlaň (born 1933), ice hockey player

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Svitavy" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 5–6.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.