Hvozd (German: Fosslau) is a municipality and village in Plzeň-North District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.
Hvozd | |
|---|---|
 Centre of Hvozd | |
 Flag _znak.jpg) Coat of arms | |
  Hvozd Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°56′23″N 13°15′47″E / 49.93972°N 13.26306°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Plzeň |
| District | Plzeň-North |
| First mentioned | 1253 |
| Area | |
• Total | 11.08 km2 (4.28 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 573 m (1,880 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 254 |
| • Density | 23/km2 (59/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 331 01 |
| Website | www |
Hvozd lies approximately 23 kilometres (14 mi) north of Plzeň and 85 km (53 mi) west of Prague.
Administrative parts
editThe village of Hodoviz is an administrative part of Hvozd.
Demographics
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1869 | 416 | — |
| 1880 | 408 | −1.9% |
| 1890 | 397 | −2.7% |
| 1900 | 393 | −1.0% |
| 1910 | 353 | −10.2% |
| 1921 | 380 | +7.6% |
| 1930 | 379 | −0.3% |
| 1950 | 272 | −28.2% |
| 1961 | 273 | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 249 | −8.8% |
| 1980 | 272 | +9.2% |
| 1991 | 249 | −8.5% |
| 2001 | 246 | −1.2% |
| 2011 | 253 | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 249 | −1.6% |
| 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.
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