Ostrov (Ústí nad Orlicí District)

Ostrov
Municipality
Ostrov
Coordinates: 49°55′N 16°32′E / 49.917°N 16.533°E / 49.917; 16.533Coordinates: 49°55′N 16°32′E / 49.917°N 16.533°E / 49.917; 16.533
Country  Czech Republic
Region Pardubice
District Ústí nad Orlicí
Area
  Total 18.49 km2 (7.14 sq mi)
Elevation 396 m (1,299 ft)
Population (1.1.2013)
  Total 665
  Density 36/km2 (93/sq mi)
Postal code 561 22

Ostrov is a village and municipality (obec) in the Ústí nad Orlicí District, Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic.

The municipality covers an area of 18.49 square kilometres (7.14 sq mi), and has a population of 598 (as at 28 August 2006).

Ostrov lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) south-east of Ústí nad Orlicí, 56 km (35 mi) east of Pardubice, and 153 km (95 mi) east of Prague.

References

Under Austrian rule, the village was known as Michelsdorf.


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