Vochov is a municipality and village in Plzeň-North District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,600 inhabitants.
Vochov | |
|---|---|
 House No. 18 | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Vochov Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°45′25″N 13°16′42″E / 49.75694°N 13.27833°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Plzeň |
| District | Plzeň-North |
| First mentioned | 1318 |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.43 km2 (2.10 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 356 m (1,168 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 1,614 |
| • Density | 300/km2 (770/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 330 32 |
| Website | www |
Vochov lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) west of Plzeň and 90 kilometres (56 mi) south-west of Prague.
Demographics
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1869 | 350 | — |
| 1880 | 359 | +2.6% |
| 1890 | 433 | +20.6% |
| 1900 | 448 | +3.5% |
| 1910 | 565 | +26.1% |
| 1921 | 756 | +33.8% |
| 1930 | 885 | +17.1% |
| 1950 | 603 | −31.9% |
| 1961 | 658 | +9.1% |
| 1970 | 557 | −15.3% |
| 1980 | 536 | −3.8% |
| 1991 | 570 | +6.3% |
| 2001 | 570 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 673 | +18.1% |
| 2021 | 1,499 | +122.7% |
| Source: Censuses[2][3] | ||
Notable people
edit- Bohuslav Ebermann (born 1948), ice hockey player
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.
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