Šumvald

Municipality in Olomouc, Czech Republic

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49°49′52″N 17°7′58″E / 49.83111°N 17.13278°E / 49.83111; 17.13278Country

Czech RepublicRegionOlomoucDistrictOlomoucFirst mentioned1272Area

• Total21.01 km² (8.11 sq mi)Elevation

306 m (1,004 ft)Population

(2023-01-01)^[1]

• Total1,657 • Density79/km² (200/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

783 85

Websitewww.sumvald.cz

Šumvald (German: Schönwald) is a municipality and village in Olomouc District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,700 inhabitants.

Šumvald lies approximately 29 kilometres (18 mi) north of Olomouc and 197 km (122 mi) east of Prague.

Administrative parts

The village of Břevenec is an administrative part of Šumvald.

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1869	2,420	—
1880	2,419	−0.0%
1890	2,272	−6.1%
1900	2,181	−4.0%
1910	2,059	−5.6%
1921	2,011	−2.3%
1930	2,073	+3.1%
1950	1,575	−24.0%
1961	1,689	+7.2%
1970	1,627	−3.7%
1980	1,664	+2.3%
1991	1,686	+1.3%
2001	1,755	+4.1%
2011	1,664	−5.2%
2021	1,577	−5.2%
Source: Censuses^[2]^[3]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Olomouc" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 17–18.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.