Prachovice

Municipality in Pardubice, Czech Republic

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49°53′38″N 15°37′44″E / 49.89389°N 15.62889°E / 49.89389; 15.62889Country

Czech RepublicRegionPardubiceDistrictChrudimFirst mentioned1398Area

• Total5.32 km² (2.05 sq mi)Elevation

456 m (1,496 ft)Population

(2023-01-01)^[1]

• Total1,428 • Density270/km² (700/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

538 04

Websitewww.obecprachovice.cz

Prachovice is a municipality and village in Chrudim District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,400 inhabitants.

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1869	601	—
1880	679	+13.0%
1890	821	+20.9%
1900	764	−6.9%
1910	838	+9.7%
1921	733	−12.5%
1930	619	−15.6%
1950	506	−18.3%
1961	1,312	+159.3%
1970	1,244	−5.2%
1980	1,236	−0.6%
1991	1,546	+25.1%
2001	1,557	+0.7%
2011	1,407	−9.6%
2021	1,367	−2.8%
Source: Censuses^[2]^[3]

Economy

Prachovice is known for limestone quarrying and cement production. The quarry with an area of 111.2 hectares (275 acres) is one of the largest in the country. About 1,700,000 tonnes per year is quarried.^[4]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Chrudim" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 15–16.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Pokračování těžby v lomu Prachovice" (PDF) (in Czech). Ministry of the Environment of the Czech Republic. 2021-03-29. Retrieved 2021-10-20.