Kněžpole

Municipality in Zlín, Czech Republic

Kněžpole
Municipality
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Kněžpole is located in Czech Republic Kněžpole Kněžpole Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°5′55′′N 17°31′0′′E / 49.09861°N 17.51667°E / 49.09861; 17.51667
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Zlín
District	Uherské Hradiště
First mentioned	1220
Area
• Total	9.27 km² (3.58 sq mi)
Elevation	180 m (590 ft)
Population (2024年01月01日)^[1]
• Total	1,063
• Density	110/km² (300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	687 12
Website	www.knezpole.cz

Kněžpole is a municipality and village in Uherské Hradiště District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,100 inhabitants.

Geography

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Kněžpole is located about 4 kilometres (2 mi) northeast of Uherské Hradiště and 17 km (11 mi) southwest of Zlín. It lies in the northern part of the Lower Morava Valley. The highest point is the Rovnice hill at 340 m (1,120 ft) above sea level. The rivers Morava and Březnice flow through the municipality (outside the village) and meet at its eastern tip.

Demographics

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Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1869	603	—
1880	664	+10.1%
1890	687	+3.5%
1900	714	+3.9%
1910	804	+12.6%
1921	832	+3.5%
1930	788	−5.3%
1950	849	+7.7%
1961	979	+15.3%
1970	1,009	+3.1%
1980	1,098	+8.8%
1991	1,025	−6.6%
2001	1,059	+3.3%
2011	1,098	+3.7%
2021	1,074	−2.2%
Source: Censuses^[2]^[3]