Bílence

Bílence
Municipal office and the Church of Saint Wenceslaus
Bílence
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°25′29″N 13°30′22″E / 50.42472°N 13.50611°E / 50.42472; 13.50611
Country Czech Republic
RegionÚstí nad Labem
DistrictChomutov
First mentioned1355
Area
 • Total
12.73 km2 (4.92 sq mi)
Elevation
262 m (860 ft)
Population
 (2025-01-01)[1]
 • Total
255
 • Density20/km2 (52/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
430 01
Websitewww.bilence.cz

Bílence (German: Bielenz) is a municipality and village in Chomutov District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.

Bílence lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) south-east of Chomutov, 46 km (29 mi) south-west of Ústí nad Labem, and 76 km (47 mi) north-west of Prague.

Administrative division

Bílence consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]

  • Bílence (126)
  • Škrle (86)
  • Voděrady (16)

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869844—    
1880905+7.2%
1890900−0.6%
1900880−2.2%
1910870−1.1%
1921931+7.0%
1930942+1.2%
1950369−60.8%
1961385+4.3%
1970317−17.7%
1980283−10.7%
1991188−33.6%
2001183−2.7%
2011244+33.3%
2021228−6.6%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

References

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2025". Czech Statistical Office. 2025-05-16.
  2. ^ "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
  3. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
  4. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.