Pustá Kamenice

Pustá Kamenice
Municipality
Church of Saint Anne
Flag Coat of arms
Pustá Kamenice Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°45′22″N 16°5′9″E / 49.75611°N 16.08583°E / 49.75611; 16.08583
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Pardubice
District	Svitavy
First mentioned	1392
Area
• Total	15.30 km^2 (5.91 sq mi)
Elevation	620 m (2,030 ft)
Population  (2025-01-01)[1]
• Total	311
• Density	20.3/km^2 (52.6/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	569 82
Website	www.pustakamenice.cz

Pustá Kamenice is a municipality and village in Svitavy District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.

Pustá Kamenice lies approximately 28 kilometres (17 mi) west of Svitavy, 39 km (24 mi) south-east of Pardubice, and 125 km (78 mi) east of Prague.

History

The first written mention of the village, Kamenice, an old coal mining settlement, dates back to 1392. It was likely abandoned during the Hussite Wars, hence the name Pustá meaning desolate. In 1584 the village had a population of 15.

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	786	—
1880	789	+0.4%
1890	692	−12.3%
1900	762	+10.1%
1910	732	−3.9%
1921	774	+5.7%
1930	993	+28.3%
1950	461	−53.6%
1961	505	+9.5%
1970	448	−11.3%
1980	392	−12.5%
1991	333	−15.1%
2001	347	+4.2%
2011	318	−8.4%
2021	310	−2.5%
Source: Censuses[2][3]

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2025". Czech Statistical Office. 2025-05-16.
2. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
3. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

External links

• Official website