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Prachovice is a municipality and village in Chrudim District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,400 inhabitants.

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869601—    
1880679+13.0%
1890821+20.9%
1900764−6.9%
1910838+9.7%
1921733−12.5%
1930619−15.6%
1950506−18.3%
19611,312+159.3%
19701,244−5.2%
19801,236−0.6%
19911,546+25.1%
20011,557+0.7%
20111,407−9.6%
20211,367−2.8%
Source: Censuses[2][3]

Economy

Prachovice is known for limestone quarrying and cement production. The quarry with an area of 111.2 hectares (275 acres) is one of the largest in the country. About 1,700,000 tonnes per year is quarried.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
  2. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Chrudim" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 15–16.
  3. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  4. ^ "Pokračování těžby v lomu Prachovice" (PDF) (in Czech). Ministry of the Environment of the Czech Republic. 2021-03-29. Retrieved 2021-10-20.

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