Prachovice

Prachovice is a municipality and village in Chrudim District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,400 inhabitants.

Prachovice
Municipality
Post office
Flag Coat of arms
Prachovice Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°53′38″N 15°37′44″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Pardubice
District	Chrudim
First mentioned	1398
Area
• Total	5.32 km2 (2.05 sq mi)
Elevation	456 m (1,496 ft)
Population  (2025-01-01)[1]
• Total	1,442
• Density	270/km2 (700/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	538 04
Website	www.obecprachovice.cz

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	601	—
1880	679	+13.0%
1890	821	+20.9%
1900	764	−6.9%
1910	838	+9.7%
1921	733	−12.5%
1930	619	−15.6%
1950	506	−18.3%
1961	1,312	+159.3%
1970	1,244	−5.2%
1980	1,236	−0.6%
1991	1,546	+25.1%
2001	1,557	+0.7%
2011	1,407	−9.6%
2021	1,367	−2.8%
Source: Censuses[2][3]

Economy

Prachovice is known for limestone quarrying and cement production. The quarry with an area of 111.2 hectares (275 acres) is one of the largest in the country. About 1,700,000 tonnes per year is quarried.^[4]

Notable people

• Jiří Kajínek (born 1961), murderer and celebrity