Černíkovice (Rychnov nad Kněžnou District)

Municipality in Hradec Králové, Czech Republic

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50°11′12″N 16°12′25″E / 50.18667°N 16.20694°E / 50.18667; 16.20694Country

Czech RepublicRegion Hradec Králové District Rychnov nad KněžnouFirst mentioned1369Area

• Total12.50 km² (4.83 sq mi)Elevation

316 m (1,037 ft)Population

(2024-01-01)^[1]

• Total827 • Density66/km² (170/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal codes

516 01, 517 04

Websitewww.cernikovice.cz

Černíkovice is a municipality and village in Rychnov nad Kněžnou District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 800 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The village of Domašín is an administrative part of Černíkovice.

Geography

Černíkovice is located about 5 kilometres (3 mi) northwest of Rychnov nad Kněžnou and 26 km (16 mi) east of Hradec Králové. It lies in the Orlice Table. The highest point of the municipality is the hill Na Hraběnce with an altitude of 358 metres (1,175 ft). There are four fishponds in the municipal territory; the largest of them is Černíkovický.

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1869	981	—
1880	1,039	+5.9%
1890	991	−4.6%
1900	1,010	+1.9%
1910	983	−2.7%
1921	995	+1.2%
1930	884	−11.2%
1950	739	−16.4%
1961	786	+6.4%
1970	776	−1.3%
1980	781	+0.6%
1991	749	−4.1%
2001	758	+1.2%
2011	683	−9.9%
2021	807	+18.2%
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 Rychnov nad Kněžnou" (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.