Bělá nad Svitavou

Bělá nad Svitavou is a municipality and village in Svitavy District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.

Bělá nad Svitavou
Municipality
Centre of Bělá nad Svitavou
Flag Coat of arms
Bělá nad Svitavou Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°38′25″N 16°28′58″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Pardubice
District	Svitavy
First mentioned	1502
Area
• Total	11.56 km2 (4.46 sq mi)
Elevation	420 m (1,380 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	479
• Density	41/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	569 05
Website	www.obec-bela.cz

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,053	—
1880	1,167	+10.8%
1890	1,209	+3.6%
1900	1,225	+1.3%
1910	1,259	+2.8%
1921	1,098	−12.8%
1930	1,158	+5.5%
1950	693	−40.2%
1961	736	+6.2%
1970	708	−3.8%
1980	605	−14.5%
1991	498	−17.7%
2001	477	−4.2%
2011	505	+5.9%
2021	485	−4.0%
Source: Censuses[2][3]

Notable people

• Jakob Kolletschka (1803–1847), Czech-Austrian pathologist and forensic physician