Běšiny is a municipality and village in Klatovy District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 800 inhabitants.
Běšiny | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Běšiny Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°18′6″N 13°18′45″E / 49.30167°N 13.31250°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Plzeň |
| District | Klatovy |
| First mentioned | 1379 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 16.04 km2 (6.19 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 482 m (1,581 ft) |
| Population (2023-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 826 |
| • Density | 51/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 339 01 |
| Website | www |
Běšiny lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) south of Klatovy, 50 km (31 mi) south of Plzeň, and 119 km (74 mi) south-west of Prague.
Administrative parts edit
The villages of Hořákov, Hubenov, Kozí, Rajské and Úloh are administrative parts of Běšiny.
History edit
The first written mention of Běšiny is from 1379.[2]
Demographics edit
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1869 | 1,366 | — |
| 1880 | 1,310 | −4.1% |
| 1890 | 1,379 | +5.3% |
| 1900 | 1,434 | +4.0% |
| 1910 | 1,475 | +2.9% |
| 1921 | 1,520 | +3.1% |
| 1930 | 1,374 | −9.6% |
| 1950 | 1,023 | −25.5% |
| 1961 | 1,075 | +5.1% |
| 1970 | 995 | −7.4% |
| 1980 | 893 | −10.3% |
| 1991 | 878 | −1.7% |
| 2001 | 859 | −2.2% |
| 2011 | 830 | −3.4% |
| 2021 | 819 | −1.3% |
| Source: Censuses[3][4] | ||
Gallery edit
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General view -
A street -
Church of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary
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References edit
- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
- ^ "Historie obce Běšiny" (in Czech). Obec Běšiny. Retrieved 2022-05-14.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Klatovy" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 1–2.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
External links edit
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