Biskoupky

Municipality in South Moravian, Czech Republic

Coat of arms

49°5′52″N 16°16′53″E / 49.09778°N 16.28139°E / 49.09778; 16.28139Country

Czech RepublicRegionSouth MoravianDistrictBrno-CountryFirst mentioned1131Area

• Total5.83 km² (2.25 sq mi)Elevation

270 m (890 ft)Population

(2024-01-01)^[1]

• Total188 • Density32/km² (84/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

664 13

Websitewww.biskoupky.cz

Biskoupky is a municipality and village in Brno-Country District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants.

Geography

Biskoupky is located about 25 kilometres (16 mi) southwest of Brno. It lies on the border between the Boskovice Furrow and Jevišovice Uplands. The highest point is the hill Biskoupský kopec at 397 m (1,302 ft) above sea level. The municipality is situated on the left bank of the Jihlava River.

History

The first written mention of Biskoupky is from 1131.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1869	203	—
1880	206	+1.5%
1890	250	+21.4%
1900	252	+0.8%
1910	247	−2.0%
1921	265	+7.3%
1930	285	+7.5%
1950	254	−10.9%
1961	272	+7.1%
1970	243	−10.7%
1980	212	−12.8%
1991	196	−7.5%
2001	177	−9.7%
2011	178	+0.6%
2021	179	+0.6%
Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

Notable people

Vítězslav Nezval (1900–1958), poet and writer

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ "Historie obce Biskoupky" (in Czech). Obec Biskoupky. Retrieved 2021-11-17.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Brno-venkov" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 1–2.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.