Bezdědovice is a municipality and village in Strakonice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.
Bezdědovice | |
|---|---|
 Church of Saint John the Baptist in Paštiky | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Bezdědovice Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°26′39″N 13°52′48″E / 49.44417°N 13.88000°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | South Bohemian |
| District | Strakonice |
| First mentioned | 1186 |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.81 km2 (2.24 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 448 m (1,470 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 389 |
| • Density | 67/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 388 01 |
| Website | www |
Bezdědovice lies approximately 22 kilometres (14 mi) north of Strakonice, 69 km (43 mi) north-west of České Budějovice, and 81 km (50 mi) south-west of Prague.
Administrative parts
editThe villages of Dobšice and Paštiky are administrative parts of Bezdědovice.
Demographics
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1869 | 574 | — |
| 1880 | 643 | +12.0% |
| 1890 | 581 | −9.6% |
| 1900 | 589 | +1.4% |
| 1910 | 556 | −5.6% |
| 1921 | 492 | −11.5% |
| 1930 | 503 | +2.2% |
| 1950 | 403 | −19.9% |
| 1961 | 409 | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 380 | −7.1% |
| 1980 | 323 | −15.0% |
| 1991 | 324 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 306 | −5.6% |
| 2011 | 340 | +11.1% |
| 2021 | 354 | +4.1% |
| Source: Censuses[2][3] | ||
Sights
editThe most valuable building is the Church of Saint John the Baptist, located in Paštiky. It was rebuilt i nthe Baroque style by the architect Kilian Ignaz Dientzenhofer in 1747–1752, on the order of Countess Serényi. The church is a single-aisled building ended in a rectangular presbytery with richly decorated cornices in a Rococo style. Next to the church is a cemetery with a mortuary chapel under which is the family crypt of the Hildprandt family. The chapel was also built by Dientzenhofer.[4]
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.
- ^ "Kostel sv. Jana Křtitele v Paštikách" (in Czech). CzechTourism. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
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