Koryta (Plzeň-North District)
Koryta | |
|---|---|
 Centre of Koryta | |
  Koryta Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°54′2″N 13°28′29″E / 49.90056°N 13.47472°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Plzeň |
| District | Plzeň-North |
| First mentioned | 1175 |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.21 km2 (2.40 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 400 m (1,300 ft) |
| Population (2025-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 123 |
| • Density | 20/km2 (51/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 331 51 |
| Website | www |
Koryta is a municipality and village in Plzeň-North District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 100 inhabitants.
Koryta lies approximately 19 kilometres (12 mi) north-east of Plzeň and 71 km (44 mi) west of Prague.
History
The first written mention of Koryta is from 1175, when Duke Soběslav II donated the village to the monastery in Plasy. In 1418, the monastery sold the village to Jiřík of Čivice. From 1435 to 1510, Koryta was owned by the Kolowrat family and belonged to their Libštejn estate. After the village changed hands several times, it was annexed to the Plasy estate in 1623.[2]
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1869 | 211 | — |
| 1880 | 229 | +8.5% |
| 1890 | 214 | −6.6% |
| 1900 | 229 | +7.0% |
| 1910 | 275 | +20.1% |
| 1921 | 263 | −4.4% |
| 1930 | 220 | −16.3% |
| 1950 | 165 | −25.0% |
| 1961 | 161 | −2.4% |
| 1970 | 141 | −12.4% |
| 1980 | 148 | +5.0% |
| 1991 | 118 | −20.3% |
| 2001 | 105 | −11.0% |
| 2011 | 117 | +11.4% |
| 2021 | 107 | −8.5% |
| Source: Censuses[3][4] | ||
References
- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2025". Czech Statistical Office. 2025-05-16.
- ^ "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Koryta. Retrieved 2025-07-25.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
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