Strašín is a municipality and village in Klatovy District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.
Strašín | |
|---|---|
.JPG) Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Strašín Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°10′46″N 13°38′26″E / 49.17944°N 13.64056°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Plzeň |
| District | Klatovy |
| First mentioned | 1254 |
| Area | |
• Total | 16.33 km2 (6.31 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 605 m (1,985 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 311 |
| • Density | 19/km2 (49/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 342 01 |
| Website | www |
Strašín lies approximately 37 kilometres (23 mi) south-east of Klatovy, 67 km (42 mi) south of Plzeň, and 116 km (72 mi) south-west of Prague.
Administrative parts
editThe villages and hamlets of Maleč, Nahořánky, Věštín and Zuklín are administrative parts of Strašín.
Demographics
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1869 | 1,202 | — |
| 1880 | 1,231 | +2.4% |
| 1890 | 1,380 | +12.1% |
| 1900 | 1,406 | +1.9% |
| 1910 | 1,482 | +5.4% |
| 1921 | 1,352 | −8.8% |
| 1930 | 1,225 | −9.4% |
| 1950 | 774 | −36.8% |
| 1961 | 749 | −3.2% |
| 1970 | 628 | −16.2% |
| 1980 | 475 | −24.4% |
| 1991 | 406 | −14.5% |
| 2001 | 362 | −10.8% |
| 2011 | 331 | −8.6% |
| 2021 | 306 | −7.6% |
| Source: Censuses[2][3] | ||
Notable people
edit- Karel Raška (1909–1987), epidemiologist
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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