Blatce

Municipality in Liberec, Czech Republic

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50°30′11″N 14°36′12″E / 50.50306°N 14.60333°E / 50.50306; 14.60333Country

Czech RepublicRegionLiberecDistrict Česká LípaFirst mentioned1414Area

• Total16.97 km² (6.55 sq mi)Elevation

360 m (1,180 ft)Population

(2024-01-01)^[1]

• Total116 • Density6.8/km² (18/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

472 01

Websiteblatce.cz

Blatce (German: Großblatzen) is a municipality and village in Česká Lípa District in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 100 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The villages of Beškov, Blatečky, Houska, Konrádov and Tubož are administrative parts of Blatce.

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,090	—
1880	1,037	−4.9%
1890	912	−12.1%
1900	804	−11.8%
1910	771	−4.1%
1921	741	−3.9%
1930	689	−7.0%
1950	286	−58.5%
1961	250	−12.6%
1970	144	−42.4%
1980	94	−34.7%
1991	55	−41.5%
2001	57	+3.6%
2011	98	+71.9%
2021	138	+40.8%
Source: Censuses^[2]^[3]

Sights

Blatce is known for the Houska Castle. It is open to the public.^[4]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Česká Lípa" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 1–2.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Hrad Houska – tajemný hrad s cestou do pekla" (in Czech). CzechTourism. Retrieved 2022-10-27.