Rudolec

Municipality in Vysočina, Czech Republic

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49°28′37″N 15°49′49″E / 49.47694°N 15.83028°E / 49.47694; 15.83028Country

Czech RepublicRegion Vysočina District Žďár nad SázavouFirst mentioned1343Area

• Total9.38 km² (3.62 sq mi)Elevation

617 m (2,024 ft)Population

(2024-01-01)^[1]

• Total233 • Density25/km² (64/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

592 14

Websitewww.obec-rudolec.cz

Rudolec (until 1946 Německý Rudolec; German: Deutsch Rudoletz) is a municipality and village in Žďár nad Sázavou District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants.

Rudolec lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) south-west of Žďár nad Sázavou, 21 km (13 mi) north-east of Jihlava, and 122 km (76 mi) south-east of Prague.

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1869	399	—
1880	444	+11.3%
1890	481	+8.3%
1900	457	−5.0%
1910	434	−5.0%
1921	427	−1.6%
1930	439	+2.8%
1950	299	−31.9%
1961	275	−8.0%
1970	237	−13.8%
1980	235	−0.8%
1991	192	−18.3%
2001	203	+5.7%
2011	213	+4.9%
2021	211	−0.9%
Source: Censuses^[2]^[3]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Žďár nad Sázavou" (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.