Česká Ves

Česká Ves
Česká Ves
	Municipality
	Panorama of Česká Ves
	Flag Coat of arms
	Česká Ves Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 50°15′27″N 17°13′41″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Olomouc
District	Jeseník
First mentioned	1416
Area
• Total	24.51 km2 (9.46 sq mi)
Elevation	399 m (1,309 ft)
Population (2020-01-01[1])
• Total	2,393
• Density	98/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	790 81
Website	www.cves.cz

Česká Ves (German: Böhmischdorf, both meaning "Bohemian Village") is a municipality and village in Jeseník District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,400 inhabitants.

Česká Ves lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) north of Jeseník, 74 km (46 mi) north of Olomouc, and 200 km (124 mi) east of Prague. It is about 13 km (8 mi) from the border with Poland.

Geography

Česká Ves lies in a small valley, surrounded by forest and hills, the highest of which is Praděd (1,492 m). The river Bělá flows through Česká Ves. During the nationwide floods in 1997, the river rose up to 6 meters and half of the village was destroyed, including part of the main street.

History

According to the Austrian census of 1910 the village had 2,434 inhabitants, 2,419 of whom had permanent residence there. According to the census, all 2,419 permant residents spoke German as their native language. The most populous religious group were Roman Catholics with 2,417 (99.3%).[2]

References

"Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2020". Czech Statistical Office. 2020-04-30.
Ludwig Patryn (ed): Die Ergebnisse der Volkszählung vom 31. Dezember 1910 in Schlesien, Troppau 1912.

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[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2020". Czech Statistical Office. 2020-04-30.

[2] Ludwig Patryn (ed): Die Ergebnisse der Volkszählung vom 31. Dezember 1910 in Schlesien, Troppau 1912.