Žihle (German: Scheles) is a municipality and village in Plzeň-North District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,300 inhabitants.
Žihle | |
|---|---|
 Municipal office and the Church of Saint Wenceslaus | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Žihle Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°2′40″N 13°22′18″E / 50.04444°N 13.37167°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Plzeň |
| District | Plzeň-North |
| First mentioned | 1238 |
| Area | |
• Total | 39.84 km2 (15.38 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 448 m (1,470 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 1,291 |
| • Density | 32/km2 (84/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 331 65 |
| Website | www |
Žihle lies approximately 33 kilometres (21 mi) north of Plzeň and 76 km (47 mi) west of Prague.
Administrative parts
editThe villages of Hluboká, Kalec, Nový Dvůr, Odlezly and Přehořov are administrative parts of Žihle.
Demographics
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1869 | 1,450 | — |
| 1880 | 1,535 | +5.9% |
| 1890 | 1,482 | −3.5% |
| 1900 | 1,449 | −2.2% |
| 1910 | 1,527 | +5.4% |
| 1921 | 1,682 | +10.2% |
| 1930 | 1,882 | +11.9% |
| 1950 | 1,320 | −29.9% |
| 1961 | 1,307 | −1.0% |
| 1970 | 1,245 | −4.7% |
| 1980 | 1,279 | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 1,416 | +10.7% |
| 2001 | 1,419 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 1,403 | −1.1% |
| 2021 | 1,204 | −14.2% |
| Source: Censuses[2][3] | ||
References
edit- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
External links
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