Žichovice
Appearance
Žichovice | |
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![]() View from the south | |
Coordinates: 49°16′2″N 13°37′40″E / 49.26722°N 13.62778°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Plzeň |
District | Klatovy |
First mentioned | 1045 |
Area | |
• Total | 5.26 km2 (2.03 sq mi) |
Elevation | 450 m (1,480 ft) |
Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 627 |
• Density | 120/km2 (310/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 342 01 |
Website | www |
Žichovice is a municipality and village in Klatovy District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.
Žichovice lies approximately 29 kilometres (18 mi) south-east of Klatovy, 57 km (35 mi) south of Plzeň, and 108 km (67 mi) south-west of Prague.
Demographics
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1869 | 497 | — |
1880 | 468 | −5.8% |
1890 | 566 | +20.9% |
1900 | 610 | +7.8% |
1910 | 573 | −6.1% |
1921 | 559 | −2.4% |
1930 | 459 | −17.9% |
1950 | 487 | +6.1% |
1961 | 694 | +42.5% |
1970 | 674 | −2.9% |
1980 | 695 | +3.1% |
1991 | 748 | +7.6% |
2001 | 707 | −5.5% |
2011 | 648 | −8.3% |
2021 | 612 | −5.6% |
Source: Censuses[2][3] |
Notable people
[edit]- Karel Klostermann (1848–1923), writer; lived here as a child
References
[edit]- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Klatovy" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 33–34.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
External links
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