Česká Metuje

Municipality in Hradec Králové, Czech Republic

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50°32′47″N 16°10′47″E / 50.54639°N 16.17972°E / 50.54639; 16.17972Country

Czech RepublicRegion Hradec Králové District NáchodFirst mentioned1406Area

• Total9.70 km² (3.75 sq mi)Elevation

432 m (1,417 ft)Population

(2024-01-01)^[1]

• Total295 • Density30/km² (79/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal codes

549 31, 549 56

Websitewww.ceskametuje.cz

Česká Metuje (German: Böhmisch Matha) is a municipality and village in Náchod District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants. The village of Skalka, part of Česká Metuje, has well preserved folk architecture and is protected by law as a village monument zone.

Administrative parts

The villages of Skalka and Vlásenka are administrative parts of Česká Metuje.

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,352	—
1880	1,293	−4.4%
1890	1,201	−7.1%
1900	1,089	−9.3%
1910	1,059	−2.8%
1921	954	−9.9%
1930	945	−0.9%
1950	506	−46.5%
1961	491	−3.0%
1970	437	−11.0%
1980	394	−9.8%
1991	343	−12.9%
2001	333	−2.9%
2011	299	−10.2%
2021	285	−4.7%
Source: Censuses^[2]^[3]

Notable people

Franz Bruno Hofmann (1869–1926), Austrian physiologist

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Náchod" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 3–4.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.