What is "dukovany"

Dukovany is a village and municipality ( obec) in Třebíč District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic.

The village is situated on the border to southern Moravia. It lies on Bohemian-Moravian Highland, whose geo-morphological relief was formed in the Cenozoic. The regional climate is pleasant and dry although often cold. The average annual temperature is 7.4 degrees Celsius. The landscape has downs and few forests. It is bordered on the north by the valley of the river Jihlava. The altitude is 352 meters. Farming is extensive. The municipality covers an area of and, in 2010, had a population of 805.

Dukovany lies approximately south-east of Třebíč, south-east of Jihlava, and south-east of Prague.

The village is situated between three towns:

• Třebíč 40,000 inhabitants (in the town; 118,000 iive in the entire district)
• Brno 370,000 inhabitants
• Znojmo 40,000 inhabitants

Dukovany Nuclear Power Station, one of the two Czech nuclear power plants, is located outside the village.

Population of Dukovany

Year

1869

1880

1890

1900

1910

1921

1930

1950

1961

1970

1980

1991

2001

2010

Population

1014

1042

1077

1164

1179

1201

1206

1037

1095

979

669

650

736

805