Královské Poříčí

Královské Poříčí (German: Königswerth) is a municipality and village in Sokolov District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 800 inhabitants. It lies on the Ohře River. The folk architecture in the village centre is well preserved and is protected as a village monument zone.

Královské Poříčí
Municipality
Královské Poříčí with Sokolov in the background
Flag Coat of arms
Královské Poříčí Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°3′38″N 12°59′6″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Karlovy Vary
District	Sokolov
First mentioned	1240
Area
• Total	12.20 km2 (4.71 sq mi)
Elevation	396 m (1,299 ft)
Population  (2025-01-01)[1]
• Total	766
• Density	63/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	357 41
Website	www.kralovske-porici.eu

Administrative division

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

• Královské Poříčí (893)
• Jehličná (0)

History

The first written mention of Královské Poříčí is from 1240.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	839	—
1880	897	+6.9%
1890	1,486	+65.7%
1900	2,184	+47.0%
1910	2,362	+8.2%
1921	2,543	+7.7%
1930	2,634	+3.6%
1950	2,174	−17.5%
1961	2,163	−0.5%
1970	1,529	−29.3%
1980	981	−35.8%
1991	633	−35.5%
2001	710	+12.2%
2011	887	+24.9%
2021	893	+0.7%
Source: Censuses[4][5]