Otice
Otice  | |
|---|---|
Chapel of the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary  | |
 ![]() Flag ![]() Coat of arms  | |
![]() Otice Location in the Czech Republic  | |
| 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  (2025-01-01)[1]  | |
 • Total  | 1,500 | 
| • Density | 210/km2 (540/sq mi) | 
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | 
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) | 
| Postal code | 747 81  | 
| Website | www | 
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 1,500 inhabitants.
History
The first written mention of Otice is from 1361.[2]
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% | 
|---|---|---|
| 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] | ||
Transport
Otice is located on the railway line from Opava to Svobodné Heřmanice, but trains run on it only on weekends.
Notable people
- Josef Erber (1897–1987), Czech-German SS officer
 - Karolína Mališová (born 1996), model, Czech Miss Earth 2015
 
References
- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2025". Czech Statistical Office. 2025-05-16.
 - ^ "Historie a současnost" (in Czech). Obec Otice. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
 - ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
 - ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
 
External links
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