Otice | |
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Chapel of the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary | |
Coordinates: 49°55′0″N 17°52′12″E / 49.91667°N 17.87000°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Moravian-Silesian |
District | Opava |
First mentioned | 1361 |
Area | |
• Total | 7.20 km2 (2.78 sq mi) |
Elevation | 258 m (846 ft) |
Population (2023-01-01)
[1] | |
• Total | 1,448 |
• Density | 200/km2 (520/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+2 ( CEST) |
Postal code | 747 81 |
Website |
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Otice (Czech pronunciation: [ˈocɪtsɛ]; German: Ottendorf) is a municipality and village in Opava District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,400 inhabitants.
The first written mention of Otice is from 1361. [2]
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1869 | 644 | — |
1880 | 726 | +12.7% |
1890 | 821 | +13.1% |
1900 | 819 | −0.2% |
1910 | 867 | +5.9% |
1921 | 900 | +3.8% |
1930 | 1,135 | +26.1% |
1950 | 850 | −25.1% |
1961 | 958 | +12.7% |
1970 | 993 | +3.7% |
1980 | 1,156 | +16.4% |
1991 | 1,265 | +9.4% |
2001 | 1,282 | +1.3% |
2011 | 1,311 | +2.3% |
2021 | 1,393 | +6.3% |
Source: Censuses [3] [4] |
Otice is located on the railway line from Opava to Svobodné Heřmanice, but trains run on it only on weekends.