Řetová

Municipality in Pardubice, Czech Republic

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49°56′45″N 16°22′53″E / 49.94583°N 16.38139°E / 49.94583; 16.38139Country

Czech RepublicRegionPardubiceDistrict Ústí nad OrlicíFirst mentioned1292Area

• Total8.49 km² (3.28 sq mi)Elevation

405 m (1,329 ft)Population

(2023-01-01)^[1]

• Total720 • Density85/km² (220/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

561 41

Websitewww.retova.cz

Řetová is a municipality and village in Ústí nad Orlicí District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants.

Řetová lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) south-west of Ústí nad Orlicí, 45 kilometres (28 mi) east of Pardubice, and 141 kilometres (88 mi) east of Prague.

History

The first written mention of Řetová is from 1292, when it was owned by the newly established Zbraslav Monastery.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,220	—
1880	1,206	−1.1%
1890	1,189	−1.4%
1900	1,129	−5.0%
1910	1,170	+3.6%
1921	1,084	−7.4%
1930	1,035	−4.5%
1950	851	−17.8%
1961	836	−1.8%
1970	761	−9.0%
1980	734	−3.5%
1991	637	−13.2%
2001	624	−2.0%
2011	678	+8.7%
2021	649	−4.3%
Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ "Historie a popis obce" (in Czech). Obec Řetová. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Ústí nad Orlicí" (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.