Chomýž

Municipality in Zlín, Czech Republic

Coat of arms

49°21′45″N 17°38′44″E / 49.36250°N 17.64556°E / 49.36250; 17.64556Country

Czech RepublicRegion Zlín District KroměřížFirst mentioned1365Area

• Total3.56 km² (1.37 sq mi)Elevation

297 m (974 ft)Population

(2024-01-01)^[1]

• Total372 • Density100/km² (270/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

768 61

Websitewww.chomyz.cz

Chomýž (German: Komeisch) is a municipality and village in Kroměříž District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.

Chomýž lies approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) east of Kroměříž, 15 km (9 mi) north of Zlín, and 246 km (153 mi) east of Prague.

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1869	327	—
1880	352	+7.6%
1890	349	−0.9%
1900	391	+12.0%
1910	408	+4.3%
1921	378	−7.4%
1930	335	−11.4%
1950	345	+3.0%
1961	352	+2.0%
1970	328	−6.8%
1980	375	+14.3%
1991	329	−12.3%
2001	346	+5.2%
2011	347	+0.3%
2021	357	+2.9%
Source: Censuses^[2]^[3]

Notable people

Francis Dvornik (1893–1975), historian and priest

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Kroměříž" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 1–2.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.