Tvrdkov

Municipality in Moravian-Silesian, Czech Republic

Coat of arms

49°53′44″N 17°10′41″E / 49.89556°N 17.17806°E / 49.89556; 17.17806Country

Czech RepublicRegionMoravian-SilesianDistrict BruntálFirst mentioned1349Area

• Total19.89 km² (7.68 sq mi)Elevation

495 m (1,624 ft)Population

(2024-01-01)^[1]

• Total238 • Density12/km² (31/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

793 44

Websitewww.tvrdkov.cz

Tvrdkov (German: Pürkau) is a municipality and village in Bruntál District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The villages of Mirotínek and Ruda are administrative parts of Tvrdkov.

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,647	—
1880	1,638	−0.5%
1890	1,524	−7.0%
1900	1,377	−9.6%
1910	1,302	−5.4%
1921	1,227	−5.8%
1930	1,148	−6.4%
1950	527	−54.1%
1961	571	+8.3%
1970	473	−17.2%
1980	346	−26.8%
1991	287	−17.1%
2001	253	−11.8%
2011	216	−14.6%
2021	227	+5.1%
Source: Censuses^[2]^[3]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Bruntál" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 13–14.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.