Perštejn

Not to be confused with Pernštejn Castle.

Perštejn (German: Pürstein) is a municipality and village in Chomutov District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,200 inhabitants.

Perštejn
Municipality
Perštejn as seen from Hradiště hill
Flag Coat of arms
Perštejn Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°22′54″N 13°6′37″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Ústí nad Labem
District	Chomutov
First mentioned	1344
Area
• Total	20.59 km2 (7.95 sq mi)
Elevation	365 m (1,198 ft)
Population  (2025-01-01)[1]
• Total	1,155
• Density	56.10/km2 (145.3/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	431 63
Website	www.obec-perstejn.cz

Perštejn lies approximately 23 kilometres (14 mi) south-west of Chomutov, 73 km (45 mi) south-west of Ústí nad Labem, and 99 km (62 mi) west of Prague.

Administrative division

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

• Perštejn (717)
• Černýš (126)
• Lužný (177)
• Ondřejov (29)
• Rájov (38)
• Údolíčko (50)
• Vykmanov (13)

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	2,026	—
1880	2,373	+17.1%
1890	2,422	+2.1%
1900	2,204	−9.0%
1910	2,489	+12.9%
1921	2,563	+3.0%
1930	2,796	+9.1%
1950	1,459	−47.8%
1961	1,432	−1.9%
1970	1,134	−20.8%
1980	1,009	−11.0%
1991	933	−7.5%
2001	1,021	+9.4%
2011	1,080	+5.8%
2021	1,150	+6.5%
Source: Censuses[3][4]