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Vysoká Pec (Chomutov District)

Municipality in Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic

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50°31′13″N 13°28′13″E / 50.52028°N 13.47028°E / 50.52028; 13.47028Country

Czech RepublicRegion Ústí nad Labem DistrictChomutovFirst mentioned1693Area

• Total19.57 km² (7.56 sq mi)Elevation

336 m (1,102 ft)Population

(2024-01-01)^[1]

• Total1,174 • Density60/km² (160/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

431 59

Websitewww.vysokapec.cz

Vysoká Pec (German: Hohenofen) is a municipality and village in Chomutov District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,200 inhabitants.

Vysoká Pec lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) north-east of Chomutov, 43 km (27 mi) west of Ústí nad Labem, and 84 km (52 mi) north-west of Prague.

Administrative parts

The villages of Drmaly and Pyšná are administrative parts of Vysoká Pec.

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,626	—
1880	1,536	−5.5%
1890	1,634	+6.4%
1900	2,083	+27.5%
1910	2,857	+37.2%
1921	2,895	+1.3%
1930	3,389	+17.1%
1950	2,334	−31.1%
1961	2,272	−2.7%
1970	1,876	−17.4%
1980	735	−60.8%
1991	685	−6.8%
2001	763	+11.4%
2011	985	+29.1%
2021	1,063	+7.9%
Source: Censuses^[2]^[3]

Notable people

Kurt Hennrich (1931–2020), German alpine skier

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.