Vysoká Pec (Chomutov District)

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

Vysoká Pec
Municipality
Municipal office
Flag Coat of arms
Vysoká Pec Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°31′13″N 13°28′13″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Ústí nad Labem
District	Chomutov
First mentioned	1693
Area
• Total	19.57 km2 (7.56 sq mi)
Elevation	336 m (1,102 ft)
Population  (2025-01-01)[1]
• Total	1,173
• Density	60/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	431 59
Website	www.vysokapec.cz

Vysoká Pec lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) north-east of Chomutov, 43 km (27 mi) west of Ústí nad Labem, and 84 km (52 mi) north-west of Prague.

Administrative division

Vysoká Pec consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):^[2]

• Vysoká Pec (789)
• Drmaly (201)
• Pyšná (73)

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,626	—
1880	1,536	−5.5%
1890	1,634	+6.4%
1900	2,083	+27.5%
1910	2,857	+37.2%
1921	2,895	+1.3%
1930	3,389	+17.1%
1950	2,334	−31.1%
1961	2,272	−2.7%
1970	1,876	−17.4%
1980	735	−60.8%
1991	685	−6.8%
2001	763	+11.4%
2011	985	+29.1%
2021	1,063	+7.9%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Notable people

• Kurt Hennrich (1931–2020), German alpine skier