Závada (Opava District)

Municipality in Moravian-Silesian, Czech Republic

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49°59′29″N 17°57′39″E / 49.99139°N 17.96083°E / 49.99139; 17.96083Country

Czech RepublicRegionMoravian-SilesianDistrictOpavaFirst mentioned1349Area

• Total5.27 km² (2.03 sq mi)Elevation

262 m (860 ft)Population

(2023-01-01)^[1]

• Total614 • Density120/km² (300/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

747 19

Websitewww.zavada.cz

Závada (German: Zawada bei Beneschau, Polish: Zawada) is a municipality and village in Opava District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants. It is part of the historic Hlučín Region.

History

The first written mention of Závada is from 1349.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1869	379	—
1880	378	−0.3%
1890	419	+10.8%
1900	415	−1.0%
1910	448	+8.0%
1921	461	+2.9%
1930	424	−8.0%
1950	406	−4.2%
1961	515	+26.8%
1970	521	+1.2%
1980	572	+9.8%
1991	564	−1.4%
2001	576	+2.1%
2011	574	−0.3%
2021	573	−0.2%
Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Závada. Retrieved 2022-03-02.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Opava" (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.