Razová

Municipality in Moravian-Silesian, Czech Republic

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49°55′53″N 17°31′55″E / 49.93139°N 17.53194°E / 49.93139; 17.53194Country

Czech RepublicRegionMoravian-SilesianDistrict BruntálFirst mentioned1288Area

• Total31.93 km² (12.33 sq mi)Elevation

555 m (1,821 ft)Population

(2024-01-01)^[1]

• Total516 • Density16/km² (42/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

792 01

Websitewww.razova.cz

Razová (German: Raase) is a municipality and village in Bruntál District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants. It lies on the shore of Slezská Harta Reservoir.

History

The first written mention of Razová is from 1288.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1869	2,173	—
1880	2,094	−3.6%
1890	2,061	−1.6%
1900	1,966	−4.6%
1910	1,839	−6.5%
1921	1,637	−11.0%
1930	1,670	+2.0%
1950	758	−54.6%
1961	768	+1.3%
1970	722	−6.0%
1980	672	−6.9%
1991	514	−23.5%
2001	535	+4.1%
2011	515	−3.7%
2021	476	−7.6%
Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Razová. Retrieved 2022-03-16.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Bruntál" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 9–10.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.