Rokytno

Rokytno
Rokytno
Municipality
	Municipal office
	Flag Coat of arms
	Rokytno Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 50°6′17″N 15°53′22″E / 50.10472°N 15.88944°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Pardubice
District	Pardubice
First mentioned	1436
Area
• Total	10.85 km2 (4.19 sq mi)
Elevation	230 m (750 ft)
Population (2023-01-01)
• Total	962
• Density	89/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	533 22
Website	www.rokytno.eu

Rokytno is a municipality and village in Pardubice District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,000 inhabitants.

Administrative parts[edit]

Villages of Bohumileč and Drahoš are administrative parts of Rokytno.

Etymology[edit]

The name is derived from rokytí. It is an old Czech term for willows which grew here in swampy areas.^[2]

Geography[edit]

Rokytno is located about 10 kilometres (6 mi) northeast of Pardubice. It lies in the East Elbe Table, in the Polabí region. The Bohumilečský pond is situated west of the village.

The Přesypy u Rokytna Nature Reserve is a unique area of sand dunes overgrown with pine forest. With an area of 7 hectares (17 acres), it is considered to be the largest Czech desert.^[3]

History[edit]

The first written mention of Rokytno is from 1436. During the 18th century, the village, together with Chvojenec and Býšť, was the centre of persecuted religious sect of Deists called blouznivci. During the industrialization at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, two brickyards were built here.^[2]

The village of Drahoš was founded in 1782. It was settled by German-speaking farmers from the Province of Silesia.^[4]

Demographics[edit]

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	964	—
1880	963	−0.1%
1890	907	−5.8%
1900	983	+8.4%
1910	992	+0.9%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	995	+0.3%
1930	1,006	+1.1%
1950	799	−20.6%
1961	767	−4.0%
1970	703	−8.3%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	656	−6.7%
1991	693	+5.6%
2001	734	+5.9%
2011	813	+10.8%
2021	875	+7.6%

Source: Censuses^[5]^[6]

Transport[edit]

The D35 motorway runs through the municipality.

References[edit]

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ ^a ^b "Rokytno pohledem do minulosti" (in Czech). Obec Rokytno. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
^ "Přesypy u Rokytna – nejrozsáhlejší česká poušť" (in Czech). CzechTourism. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
^ "Osada Drahoš – historie" (in Czech). Obec Rokytno. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Pardubice" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 11–12.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

External links[edit]

Official website

[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.

[history-2] "Rokytno pohledem do minulosti" (in Czech). Obec Rokytno. Retrieved 2021-10-12.

[3] "Přesypy u Rokytna – nejrozsáhlejší česká poušť" (in Czech). CzechTourism. Retrieved 2021-10-12.

[4] "Osada Drahoš – historie" (in Czech). Obec Rokytno. Retrieved 2021-10-12.

[5] "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Pardubice" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 11–12.

[6] "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

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