Otovice | |
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Church of Saint Barbara | |
Coordinates: 50°33′26″N 16°23′16″E / 50.55722°N 16.38778°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Hradec Králové |
District | Náchod |
First mentioned | 1300 |
Area | |
• Total | 10.61 km2 (4.10 sq mi) |
Elevation | 354 m (1,161 ft) |
Population (2023-01-01)
[1] | |
• Total | 339 |
• Density | 32/km2 (83/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+2 ( CEST) |
Postal code | 549 72 |
Website |
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Otovice is a municipality and village in Náchod District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants. It is located on the border with Poland.
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1869 | 1,117 | — |
1880 | 1,155 | +3.4% |
1890 | 1,087 | −5.9% |
1900 | 1,041 | −4.2% |
1910 | 1,088 | +4.5% |
1921 | 1,013 | −6.9% |
1930 | 956 | −5.6% |
1950 | 512 | −46.4% |
1961 | 557 | +8.8% |
1970 | 462 | −17.1% |
1980 | 435 | −5.8% |
1991 | 363 | −16.6% |
2001 | 378 | +4.1% |
2011 | 360 | −4.8% |
2021 | 335 | −6.9% |
Source: Censuses [2] [3] |
The main landmark of Otovice is the Church of Saint Barbara. It was built in the Baroque style in 1725–1727 by Kilian Ignaz Dientzenhofer, according to the design by his father Christoph Dientzenhofer. For its value it has been protected as a national cultural monument since 2022. [4]