Borek (Havlíčkův Brod District)

Borek (Czech pronunciation: [ˈborɛk]) is a municipality and village in Havlíčkův Brod District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 100 inhabitants.

Borek
Municipality
Municipal office
Flag Coat of arms
Borek Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°47′31″N 15°35′24″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Vysočina
District	Havlíčkův Brod
First mentioned	1557
Area
• Total	6.60 km2 (2.55 sq mi)
Elevation	433 m (1,421 ft)
Population  (2025-01-01)[1]
• Total	123
• Density	19/km2 (48/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	582 82
Website	www.borek-ostruzno.cz

Borek lies approximately 21 kilometres (13 mi) north of Havlíčkův Brod, 45 km (28 mi) north of Jihlava, and 90 km (56 mi) east of Prague.

Administrative division

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

• Borek (51)
• Ostružno (73)

History

The first written mention of Borek is from 1557. Ostružno was first mentioned in 1397.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	392	—
1880	418	+6.6%
1890	386	−7.7%
1900	375	−2.8%
1910	419	+11.7%
1921	398	−5.0%
1930	374	−6.0%
1950	304	−18.7%
1961	296	−2.6%
1970	242	−18.2%
1980	167	−31.0%
1991	136	−18.6%
2001	143	+5.1%
2011	123	−14.0%
2021	124	+0.8%
Source: Censuses[4][5]