Blatno (Chomutov District)

Blatno (German: Platten) is a municipality and village in Chomutov District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.

Blatno
Municipality
Hrádečná, a part of Blatno
Flag Coat of arms
Blatno Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°30′42″N 13°21′29″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Ústí nad Labem
District	Chomutov
First mentioned	1352
Area
• Total	45.34 km2 (17.51 sq mi)
Elevation	660 m (2,170 ft)
Population  (2025-01-01)[1]
• Total	613
• Density	13.5/km2 (35.0/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	430 01
Website	www.obec-blatno.cz

Blatno lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) north-west of Chomutov, 52 km (32 mi) west of Ústí nad Labem, and 90 km (56 mi) north-west of Prague. The Bílina River originates in the municipal territory.

Administrative division

Blatno consists of eight municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):^[2]

• Blatno (249)
• Bečov (62)
• Hrádečná (64)
• Květnov (23)
• Mezihoří (49)
• Radenov (33)
• Šerchov (51)
• Zákoutí (64)

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,870	—
1880	1,808	−3.3%
1890	1,740	−3.8%
1900	1,926	+10.7%
1910	1,664	−13.6%
1921	1,651	−0.8%
1930	1,524	−7.7%
1950	422	−72.3%
1961	452	+7.1%
1970	304	−32.7%
1980	305	+0.3%
1991	224	−26.6%
2001	315	+40.6%
2011	437	+38.7%
2021	595	+36.2%
Source: Censuses[3][4]