Chuchelná

Municipality in Moravian-Silesian, Czech Republic

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49°59′12″N 18°7′0″E / 49.98667°N 18.11667°E / 49.98667; 18.11667Country

Czech RepublicRegionMoravian-SilesianDistrictOpavaFirst mentioned1349Area

• Total7.67 km² (2.96 sq mi)Elevation

244 m (801 ft)Population

(2023-01-01)^[1]

• Total1,260 • Density160/km² (430/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

747 24

Websitewww.chuchelna.com

Chuchelná (German: Kuchelna) is a municipality and village in Opava District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,300 inhabitants. It is part of the historic Hlučín Region.

History

The first written mention of Chuchelná is from 1349. From 1742, the village belonged to Prussia after Maria Theresa had been defeated. In 1920, it became part of the newly established Czechoslovakia.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1869	504	—
1880	509	+1.0%
1890	568	+11.6%
1900	592	+4.2%
1910	623	+5.2%
1921	1,019	+63.6%
1930	872	−14.4%
1950	915	+4.9%
1961	1,097	+19.9%
1970	1,109	+1.1%
1980	1,238	+11.6%
1991	1,313	+6.1%
2001	1,324	+0.8%
2011	1,341	+1.3%
2021	1,178	−12.2%
Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

Notable people

Karl Max, Prince Lichnowsky (1860–1928), German diplomat; died here

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ "Dějiny obce Chuchelná do roku 1920" (in Czech). Obec Chuchelná. Retrieved 2022-04-01.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Opava" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 5–6.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.