Pikárec

Pikárec is a municipality and village in Žďár nad Sázavou District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.

Pikárec
Municipality
Chapel of Saint Procopius
Flag Coat of arms
Pikárec Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°25′57″N 16°7′21″E / 49.43250°N 16.12250°E / 49.43250; 16.12250
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Vysočina
District	Žďár nad Sázavou
First mentioned	1436
Area
• Total	8.46 km^2 (3.27 sq mi)
Elevation	543 m (1,781 ft)
Population  (2023-01-01)^[1]
• Total	333
• Density	39/km^2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	592 53
Website	www.pikarec.cz

Pikárec is about 20 kilometres (12 mi) southeast of Žďár nad Sázavou, 39 km (24 mi) east of Jihlava, and 142 km (88 mi) southeast of Prague.

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	425	—
1880	404	−4.9%
1890	417	+3.2%
1900	386	−7.4%
1910	396	+2.6%
1921	359	−9.3%
1930	343	−4.5%
1950	293	−14.6%
1961	325	+10.9%
1970	318	−2.2%
1980	295	−7.2%
1991	277	−6.1%
2001	299	+7.9%
2011	303	+1.3%
2021	314	+3.6%
Source: Censuses^[2]^[3]

Notable people

• Josef Stehlík (1915–1991), fighter pilot

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
2. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Žďár nad Sázavou" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 11–12.
3. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

 

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