Vysočina (Chrudim District)

Vysočina
Municipality
Church of Saint Nicholas in Svatý Mikuláš
Flag Coat of arms
Vysočina Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°46′11″N 15°51′11″E / 49.76972°N 15.85306°E / 49.76972; 15.85306
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Pardubice
District	Chrudim
Established	1961
Area
• Total	17.90 km^2 (6.91 sq mi)
Elevation	567 m (1,860 ft)
Population  (2025-01-01)[1]
• Total	701
• Density	39.2/km^2 (101/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	539 01
Website	www.obecvysocina.cz

Vysočina is a municipality in Chrudim District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Vysočina consists of seven municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):^[2]

• Dřevíkov (74)
• Možděnice (139)
• Petrkov 1.díl (16)
• Rváčov (347)
• Svatý Mikuláš (9)
• Svobodné Hamry (77)
• Veselý Kopec (10)

The municipal office is located in Dřevíkov.

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,499	—
1880	1,491	−0.5%
1890	1,398	−6.2%
1900	1,440	+3.0%
1910	1,503	+4.4%
1921	1,501	−0.1%
1930	1,369	−8.8%
1950	1,022	−25.3%
1961	1,037	+1.5%
1970	914	−11.9%
1980	834	−8.8%
1991	690	−17.3%
2001	707	+2.5%
2011	687	−2.8%
2021	672	−2.2%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Notable people

• Jan Nevole (1812–1903), architect; lived and died here

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2025". Czech Statistical Office. 2025-05-16.
2. "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
3. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
4. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

External links

• Official website