Petrovice (Ústí nad Labem District)

Petrovice (German: Peterswald) is a municipality and village in Ústí nad Labem District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants.

Petrovice
Municipality
Centre with the municipal office
Flag Coat of arms
Petrovice Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°47′21″N 13°58′35″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Ústí nad Labem
District	Ústí nad Labem
First mentioned	1352
Area
• Total	51.17 km2 (19.76 sq mi)
Elevation	530 m (1,740 ft)
Population  (2025-01-01)[1]
• Total	907
• Density	18/km2 (46/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	403 37
Website	www.obecpetrovice.cz

Petrovice lies approximately 15 kilometres (9 mi) north of Ústí nad Labem and 84 km (52 mi) north of Prague.

Administrative division

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

• Petrovice (732)
• Krásný Les (147)

History

On 15 April 1759, the Battle of Peterswalde of the Seven Years' War took place here.

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	5,572	—
1880	5,549	−0.4%
1890	5,133	−7.5%
1900	4,857	−5.4%
1910	5,226	+7.6%
1921	4,633	−11.3%
1930	4,439	−4.2%
1950	834	−81.2%
1961	754	−9.6%
1970	773	+2.5%
1980	698	−9.7%
1991	596	−14.6%
2001	622	+4.4%
2011	832	+33.8%
2021	879	+5.6%
Source: Censuses[3][4]