Rokle

Rokle
Rokle Castle
Rokle Castle
Flag of Rokle
Coat of arms of Rokle
Rokle is located in Czech Republic
Rokle
Rokle
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°21′12″N 13°17′56″E / 50.35333°N 13.29889°E / 50.35333; 13.29889
Country Czech Republic
RegionÚstí nad Labem
DistrictChomutov
First mentioned1367
Area
 • Total13.57 km2 (5.24 sq mi)
Elevation
340 m (1,120 ft)
Population
 (2023-01-01)[1]
 • Total443
 • Density33/km2 (85/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
432 01
Websitewww.obecrokle.cz

Rokle (German: Rachel) is a municipality and village in Chomutov District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.

Rokle lies approximately 15 kilometres (9 mi) south-west of Chomutov, 63 km (39 mi) south-west of Ústí nad Labem, and 85 km (53 mi) west of Prague.

Administrative parts[edit]

The villages of Hradec, Krásný Dvoreček, Nová Víska u Rokle and Želina are administrative parts of Rokle.

Demographics[edit]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869644—    
1880624−3.1%
1890590−5.4%
1900667+13.1%
1910640−4.0%
1921654+2.2%
1930653−0.2%
1950411−37.1%
1961365−11.2%
1970252−31.0%
1980220−12.7%
1991172−21.8%
2001216+25.6%
2011268+24.1%
2021388+44.8%
Source: Censuses[2][3]

Economy[edit]

Hradec substation is located in the municipality.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
  2. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Chomutov" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 13–14.
  3. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

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