Spojil

Municipality in Pardubice, Czech Republic

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50°2′32″N 15°49′19″E / 50.04222°N 15.82194°E / 50.04222; 15.82194Country

Czech RepublicRegionPardubiceDistrictPardubiceFounded1785Area

• Total1.75 km² (0.68 sq mi)Elevation

221 m (725 ft)Population

(2024-01-01)^[1]

• Total514 • Density290/km² (760/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

530 02

Websitewww.spojil.cz

Spojil is a municipality and village in Pardubice District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.

Geography

Spojil forms an enclave in the territory of the city of Pardubice. It lies in a flat landscape of the East Elbe Table.

History

Spojil is among the youngest villages in the region. It was founded in 1785 at the site of two former fishponds named Spojil and Strejček.^[2]

The village was part of Pardubice from 1961 until 1991.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	193	—
1880	212	+9.8%
1890	216	+1.9%
1900	197	−8.8%
1910	202	+2.5%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	190	−5.9%
1930	164	−13.7%
1950	169	+3.0%
1961	189	+11.8%
1970	207	+9.5%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	224	+8.2%
1991	235	+4.9%
2001	258	+9.8%
2011	482	+86.8%
2021	587	+21.8%

Source: Censuses^[4]^[5]

Transport

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights

There are no protected cultural monuments in the municipality.^[6] The main landmark of Spojil is the Chapel of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, built in 1868.^[7]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ "Starší historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Spojil. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. p. 526.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Pardubice" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 13–14.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Spojil". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
^ "Kaplička" (in Czech). Obec Spojil. Retrieved 2021-10-13.