List of cities in the Czech Republic
The list of cities in the Czech Republic provides an overview of the development of the population of the larger cities of the Czech Republic and contains a complete listing of all 607 cities in the country in alphabetical order (as of September 10, 2019).
According to the number of inhabitants
By far the largest agglomeration in the Czech Republic is Prague with a population of 1,259,079 (as of January 1, 2015). This means that 12 percent of the country's people live in the capital region.
The following table shows the cities with more than 20,000 inhabitants. The population figures refer to the results of the census of March 3, 1991 and March 1, 2001, as well as the estimates of the Czech Statistical Office for January 1, 2007 and January 1, 2015. The region is also listed , too who owns the city. The population figures refer to the respective municipality within its political limits, without politically independent suburbs.
(VZ = population census, S = estimate)
rank | Czech name | German name | VZ 1991 | VZ 2001 | S 2007 | S 2015 | S 2019 | region |
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1. |
Praha |
Prague | 1.212.010 | 1,169,106 | 1,188,126 | 1,259,079 | 1,308,632 | Prague |
2. |
Brno |
Brno | 387,986 | 376.172 | 366.680 | 377,440 | 406.878 | South Moravia |
3. |
Ostrava |
Ostrau | 327,553 | 316.744 | 309.098 | 294.200 | 289.128 | Moravia-Silesia |
4th |
Plzeň |
Pilsen | 173.129 | 165.259 | 163.392 | 169.033 | 172,441 | Pilsen |
5. |
Liberec |
Reichenberg | 101,934 | 99.102 | 98,781 | 102,562 | 104,445 | Liberec |
6th |
Olomouc |
Olomouc | 105,690 | 102,607 | 100.168 | 99,809 | 101,892 | Olomouc |
7th |
České Budějovice |
Ceske Budejovice | 97.283 | 97,339 | 94,747 | 93,285 | 94.014 | South bohemia |
8th. |
Ústí nad Labem |
Aussig | 99,739 | 95,436 | 94,565 | 93,409 | 92,952 | Ústí |
9. |
Hradec Králové |
Königgrätz | 99,889 | 97.155 | 94,255 | 92,808 | 92,742 | Hradec Králové |
10. |
Pardubice |
Pardubice | 94,857 | 90,668 | 88,559 | 89,693 | 90,688 | Pardubice |
11. |
Zlín |
Zlin | 84,634 | 80,854 | 78.122 | 75.112 | 74,997 | Zlín |
12. |
Havířov |
Hawirzow | 86,267 | 85,855 | 84.219 | 75,049 | 71.903 | Moravia-Silesia |
13. |
Kladno |
Clades | 71,735 | 71,132 | 69,276 | 68,552 | 69,054 | Central Bohemia |
14th |
Must |
Brus | 70,675 | 68.263 | 67,691 | 67,089 | 66,186 | Ústí |
15th |
Opava |
Troppau | 63,601 | 61,382 | 59,156 | 57,772 | 56,638 | Moravia-Silesia |
16. |
Frýdek-Místek |
Friedeck-Mistek | 65,067 | 61,400 | 59,416 | 56,945 | 55,931 | Moravia-Silesia |
17th |
Karviná |
Karviná | 68,368 | 65.141 | 63,045 | 55,985 | 52,824 | Moravia-Silesia |
18th |
Jihlava |
Iglau | 52.271 | 50,702 | 50,916 | 50,521 | 50,845 | Vysočina |
19th |
Teplice |
Teplitz-Schönau | 53,039 | 51,060 | 51,046 | 50,079 | 49,575 | Ústí |
20th |
Děčín |
Tetschen | 55,112 | 52.506 | 52,165 | 49,833 | 48,809 | Ústí |
21st | | Chomutov |
Komotau | 53.191 | 51.007 | 49,817 | 48,913 | 48,720 | Ústí |
22nd |
Karlovy Vary |
Carlsbad | 56.291 | 53,358 | 50,691 | 49,781 | 48.501 | Carlsbad |
23. |
Jablonec nad Nisou |
Gablonz on the Neisse | 45,918 | 45.266 | 44,822 | 45,594 | 45,802 | Liberec |
24. |
Mladá Boleslav |
Jungbunzlau | 44,471 | 44,255 | 43,923 | 44,318 | 44,489 | Central Bohemia |
25th |
Prostějov |
Proßnitz | 50.102 | 48.159 | 45,858 | 44.094 | 43,680 | Olomouc |
26th |
Přerov |
Prerau | 51,341 | 48,335 | 46,912 | 44,278 | 43,186 | Olomouc |
27. |
Česká Lípa |
Bohemian Leipa | 39,667 | 39,307 | 38.181 | 36,943 | 37,444 | Liberec |
28. |
Třebíč |
Trebitsch | 39,348 | 39,021 | 38,596 | 36,880 | 35,691 | Vysočina |
29 | Třinec | Trzynietz | 45.189 | 38,953 | 37,746 | 35,884 | 35.131 | Moravia-Silesia |
30th | Tábor | Tabor | 36,329 | 36,557 | 35,859 | 34,716 | 34,456 | South bohemia |
31. | Znojmo | Znojmo | 39,910 | 35,758 | 34,902 | 33,761 | 33,780 | South Moravia |
32. | Příbram | Pribram | 36,869 | 35,886 | 34,660 | 33,160 | 32,642 | Central Bohemia |
33. | Cheb | Eger | 31,847 | 32,893 | 34,036 | 32,351 | 31,988 | Carlsbad |
34. | Kolín | Kolin | 31,582 | 30,258 | 30,158 | 30,946 | 31,690 | Central Bohemia |
35. | Trutnov | Trautenau | 31,957 | 31,997 | 31,109 | 30,893 | 30,372 | Hradec Králové |
36. | Písek | Pisek | 29,986 | 29,796 | 29,909 | 29,824 | 30,351 | South bohemia |
37. | Orlová | Orlau | 36,307 | 34,856 | 33.161 | 29,967 | 28,852 | Moravia-Silesia |
38. | Kroměříž | Kremsier | 29,386 | 29,225 | 29,038 | 29,035 | 28,816 | Zlín |
39. | Vsetín | Wesetin | 29,359 | 29,190 | 28,075 | 26,504 | 26.092 | Zlín |
40. | Šumperk | Moravian Schönberg | 29,533 | 29,490 | 28,069 | 26,697 | 25,957 | Olomouc |
41. | Uherské Hradiště | Hungarian Hradish | 27,049 | 26,876 | 26,007 | 25,287 | 25,212 | Zlín |
42. | Břeclav | Lundenburg | 26,909 | 26,713 | 24,407 | 24,949 | 24,704 | South Moravia |
43. | Hodonín | Goeding | 30,736 | 27,361 | 26,110 | 24,975 | 24,682 | South Moravia |
44. | Český Těšín | Teschen | 26,573 | 26,429 | 25,780 | 24,907 | 24,438 | Moravia-Silesia |
45. | Litoměřice | Leitmeritz | 25,073 | 24,879 | 23.091 | 24.101 | 24.001 | Ústí |
46. | Litvínov | Oberleutensdorf | 27,751 | 27,397 | 27,079 | 24,783 | 23,884 | Ústí |
47. | Nový Jičín | Neutitschein | 27,126 | 26,970 | 26,180 | 23,639 | 23,496 | Moravia-Silesia |
48. | Krnov | Hunter village | 25,933 | 25,764 | 25.141 | 24,175 | 23,397 | Moravia-Silesia |
49. | Havlíčkův Brod | German Brod | 24,481 | 24,375 | 24,265 | 23,306 | 23,256 | Vysočina |
50. | Sokolov | Falkenau | 25,240 | 25,081 | 24,456 | 23,762 | 23,241 | Carlsbad |
51. | Chrudim | - | 23,986 | 23,898 | 23,362 | 23.002 | 23,151 | Pardubice |
52. | Strakonice | Strakonitz | 23,944 | 23,800 | 23,325 | 23,020 | 22,754 | South bohemia |
53. | Klatovy | Klattau | 23,166 | 23,033 | 22,890 | 22,344 | 22,233 | Pilsen |
54. | Valašské Meziříčí | Wallachian Meseritsch | 27,684 | 27,362 | 27,332 | 22,630 | 22,217 | Zlín |
55. | Kopřivnice | Nesselsdorf | 23,840 | 23,747 | 23,286 | 22,417 | 21,949 | Moravia-Silesia |
56. | Jindřichův Hradec | Neuhaus | 22,803 | 22,695 | 22,464 | 21,659 | 21,445 | South bohemia |
57. | Vyškov | Wischau | 22,649 | 22,514 | 21,957 | 21,312 | 20,883 | South Moravia |
58. | Žďár nad Sázavou | Saar | 24,434 | 24,289 | 23,688 | 21,467 | 20,847 | Vysočina |
59. | Bohumín | Oderberg | 23,430 | 23,284 | 22,974 | 21,482 | 20,690 | Moravia-Silesia |
60. | Kutná Hora | Kuttenberg | 21,542 | 21,453 | 21,373 | 20,355 | 20,580 | Central Bohemia |
61. | Blansko | Shine | 20,694 | 20,594 | 20,824 | 20,800 | 20,572 | South Moravia |
62. | After that | Nachod | 21,542 | 21,400 | 20,961 | 20,408 | 19,979 | Hradec Králové |
Alphabetical overview
Below is an alphabetical overview of all 607 cities in the Czech Republic (September 10, 2019) . The German names are given in brackets:
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See also
- List of city lists by country
- List of městys in the Czech Republic
- List of German names of Czech places