Herink

Herink
Herink
Municipality
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	Coordinates: 49°58′0″N 14°34′30″E / 49.96667°N 14.57500°E
Country	File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Prague-East
First mentioned	1422
Area
• Total	2.74 km2 (1.06 sq mi)
Elevation	362 m (1,188 ft)
Population (2026-01-01)
• Total	1,215
• Density	443/km2 (1,150/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	251 70
Website	www.herink.cz

Herink is a municipality and village in Prague-East District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,200 inhabitants. In the 21st century, it is one of the fastest-growing municipalities in the country.

Etymology

The village was named after a settled whose surname was Hering.^[2]

Geography

Herink is located about 10 kilometres (6 mi) southeast of Prague. It lies in an agricultural landscape on the border between the Prague Plateau and Benešov Uplands. The highest point is at 417 m (1,368 ft) above sea level.

History

The first written mention of Herink is from 1422.^[3]

Demographics

In 2001, Herink had 72 inhabitants and therefore it is one of the fastest-growing municipalities in the country in the 21st century.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	166	—
1880	162	−2.4%
1890	161	−0.6%
1900	175	+8.7%
1910	154	−12.0%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	164	+6.5%
1930	167	+1.8%
1950	109	−34.7%
1961	111	+1.8%
1970	93	−16.2%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	88	−5.4%
1991	75	−14.8%
2001	72	−4.0%
2011	417	+479.2%
2021	1,106	+165.2%

Source: Censuses^[4]^[5]

Transport

The D0 motorway (part of the European route E50) runs through the municipal territory.

Sights

There are no protected cultural monuments in the municipality.^[6]

References

↑ "Population in municipalities as at 1. 1". DataStat. Czech Statistical Office. 2026-05-18.
↑ Profous, Antonín (1947). Místní jména v Čechách I: A–H (in čeština). p. 612.
↑ "Historie obce" (in čeština). Obec Herink. Retrieved 2024-01-30.
↑ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in čeština). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
↑ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
↑ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Herink". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in čeština). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-07-19.

External links

Official website

[1] "Population in municipalities as at 1. 1". DataStat. Czech Statistical Office. 2026-05-18.

[2] Profous, Antonín (1947). Místní jména v Čechách I: A–H (in čeština). p. 612.

[3] "Historie obce" (in čeština). Obec Herink. Retrieved 2024-01-30.

[4] "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in čeština). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.

[5] "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

[6] "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Herink". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in čeština). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-07-19.

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