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Krasov

Municipality in Moravian-Silesian, Czech Republic

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50°5′30″N 17°32′46″E / 50.09167°N 17.54611°E / 50.09167; 17.54611Country

Czech RepublicRegionMoravian-SilesianDistrict BruntálFirst mentioned1502Area

• Total25.79 km² (9.96 sq mi)Elevation

470 m (1,540 ft)Population

(2024-01-01)^[1]

• Total362 • Density14/km² (36/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

793 94

Websitewww.obec-krasov.eu

Krasov (until 1945 Korunov; German: Kronsdorf) is a municipality and village in Bruntál District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.

History

The first written mention of Krasov is from 1502. The village was probably founded in 1450.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,137	—
1880	1,158	+1.8%
1890	1,143	−1.3%
1900	1,118	−2.2%
1910	1,056	−5.5%
1921	1,001	−5.2%
1930	984	−1.7%
1950	469	−52.3%
1961	521	+11.1%
1970	430	−17.5%
1980	321	−25.3%
1991	291	−9.3%
2001	347	+19.2%
2011	334	−3.7%
2021	344	+3.0%
Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

Notable people

Otto Kittel (1917–1945), German fighter pilot

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ "Založení obce" (in Czech). Obec Krasov. Retrieved 2022-03-16.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Bruntál" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 5–6.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.