Bory (Žďár nad Sázavou District)

Coordinates: 49°25′34″N 16°1′42″E / 49.42611°N 16.02833°E / 49.42611; 16.02833
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Bory
Centre of Horní Bory
Centre of Horní Bory
Flag of Bory
Coat of arms of Bory
Bory is located in Czech Republic
Bory
Bory
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°25′34″N 16°1′42″E / 49.42611°N 16.02833°E / 49.42611; 16.02833
Country Czech Republic
RegionVysočina
DistrictŽďár nad Sázavou
First mentioned1348
Area
 • Total16.47 km2 (6.36 sq mi)
Elevation
520 m (1,710 ft)
Population
 (2023-01-01)[1]
 • Total776
 • Density47/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
594 61
Websitewww.bory.cz

Bory is a municipality in Žďár nad Sázavou District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 800 inhabitants.

Bory lies approximately 17 kilometres (11 mi) south of Žďár nad Sázavou, 32 kilometres (20 mi) east of Jihlava, and 137 kilometres (85 mi) south-east of Prague.

Administrative parts[edit]

Bory is made up of the villages of Cyrilov, Dolní Bory and Horní Bory.

Demographics[edit]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869862—    
1880890+3.2%
1890858−3.6%
1900860+0.2%
1910832−3.3%
1921814−2.2%
1930804−1.2%
1950734−8.7%
1961742+1.1%
1970740−0.3%
1980692−6.5%
1991708+2.3%
2001756+6.8%
2011787+4.1%
2021744−5.5%
Source: Censuses[2][3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
  2. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Žďár nad Sázavou" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 1–2.
  3. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.