Otice
Otice (Czech pronunciation: [ˈocɪtsɛ]; German: Ottendorf) is a municipality and village in Opava District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,500 inhabitants.
History
The first written mention of Otice is from 1361.
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1869 | 644 | — |
| 1880 | 726 | +12.7% |
| 1890 | 821 | +13.1% |
| 1900 | 819 | −0.2% |
| 1910 | 867 | +5.9% |
| 1921 | 900 | +3.8% |
| 1930 | 1,135 | +26.1% |
| 1950 | 850 | −25.1% |
| 1961 | 958 | +12.7% |
| 1970 | 993 | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 1,156 | +16.4% |
| 1991 | 1,265 | +9.4% |
| 2001 | 1,282 | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 1,311 | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 1,393 | +6.3% |
| Source: Censuses | ||
Transport
Otice is located on the railway line from Opava to Svobodné Heřmanice, but trains run on it only on weekends.
Notable people
- Josef Erber (1897–1987), Czech-German SS officer
- Karolína Mališová (born 1996), model, Czech Miss Earth 2015
References
- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ "Historie a současnost" (in Czech). Obec Otice. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
- ^ "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.
External links
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