Opatov (Svitavy District)

Municipality in Pardubice, Czech Republic

49°49′30″N 16°30′17″E / 49.82500°N 16.50472°E / 49.82500; 16.50472Country

Czech RepublicRegionPardubiceDistrictSvitavyFirst mentioned1347Area

• Total29.73 km² (11.48 sq mi)Elevation

438 m (1,437 ft)Population

(2024-01-01)^[1]

• Total1,169 • Density39/km² (100/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

569 12

Websitewww.obecopatov.cz

Opatov (German: Abtsdorf) is a municipality and village in Svitavy District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,200 inhabitants.

Opatov lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) north of Svitavy, 57 km (35 mi) south-east of Pardubice, and 152 km (94 mi) east of Prague.

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1869	2,206	—
1880	2,231	+1.1%
1890	2,150	−3.6%
1900	2,021	−6.0%
1910	2,090	+3.4%
1921	1,981	−5.2%
1930	1,911	−3.5%
1950	1,267	−33.7%
1961	1,330	+5.0%
1970	1,252	−5.9%
1980	1,168	−6.7%
1991	1,115	−4.5%
2001	1,097	−1.6%
2011	1,163	+6.0%
2021	1,126	−3.2%
Source: Censuses^[2]^[3]

Economy

Opatov is known for the Opatov Photovoltaics Plant.

Twin towns – sister cities

Opatov is twinned with:^[4]

Drezzo (Colverde), Italy

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Svitavy" (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.
^ "Partnerská obec Drezzo" (in Czech). Obec Opatov. Retrieved 2020-11-01.