Kolová

Municipality in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic

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50°11′15″N 12°54′12″E / 50.18750°N 12.90333°E / 50.18750; 12.90333Country

Czech RepublicRegionKarlovy VaryDistrictKarlovy VaryFirst mentioned1622Area

• Total7.03 km² (2.71 sq mi)Elevation

575 m (1,886 ft)Population

(2024-01-01)^[1]

• Total913 • Density130/km² (340/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal codes

360 01

Websitewww.kolova-haje.cz

Kolová (German: Kohlhau, Kohlau) is a municipality and village in Karlovy Vary District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The village of Háje is an administrative part of Kolová.

History

The first written mention of Kolová is from 1622. The village of Háje (originally named Funkštejn, after the eponymous castle which stood nearby) was first mentioned in 1536. Kolová was initially administered as part of Funkštejn, but in 1713, it became a separate municipality. In 1945, Funkštejn was renamed Háje.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1869	787	—
1880	856	+8.8%
1890	931	+8.8%
1900	1,001	+7.5%
1910	1,056	+5.5%
1921	947	−10.3%
1930	971	+2.5%
1950	476	−51.0%
1961	503	+5.7%
1970	481	−4.4%
1980	453	−5.8%
1991	487	+7.5%
2001	553	+13.6%
2011	711	+28.6%
2021	819	+15.2%
Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Kolová. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Karlovy Vary" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 11–12.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.