Komňa

Komňa is a municipality and village in Uherské Hradiště District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.

Komňa
Municipality
Main street in the centre
Flag Coat of arms
Komňa Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 48°59′38″N 17°48′3″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Zlín
District	Uherské Hradiště
First mentioned	1261
Area
• Total	16.39 km2 (6.33 sq mi)
Elevation	364 m (1,194 ft)
Population  (2025-01-01)[1]
• Total	510
• Density	31/km2 (81/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	687 71
Website	www.komna.cz

Komňa lies approximately 28 kilometres (17 mi) east of Uherské Hradiště, 30 km (19 mi) south of Zlín, and 274 km (170 mi) south-east of Prague.

History

The first written mention of Komňa is from 1261.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	998	—
1880	1,148	+15.0%
1890	1,279	+11.4%
1900	1,242	−2.9%
1910	1,302	+4.8%
1921	1,186	−8.9%
1930	1,082	−8.8%
1950	1,022	−5.5%
1961	822	−19.6%
1970	779	−5.2%
1980	643	−17.5%
1991	531	−17.4%
2001	543	+2.3%
2011	540	−0.6%
2021	521	−3.5%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Notable people

• John Amos Comenius (1592–1670), philosopher and pedagogue; lived here and was possibly born here