Božice is a municipality and village in Znojmo District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,600 inhabitants.
Božice | |
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 Belfry in Božice | |
 Flag | |
  Božice Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 48°50′13″N 16°17′20″E / 48.83694°N 16.28889°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | South Moravian |
| District | Znojmo |
| First mentioned | 1225 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 29.89 km2 (11.54 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 195 m (640 ft) |
| Population (2023-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,603 |
| • Density | 54/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 671 64 |
| Website | www |
Božice lies approximately 19 kilometres (12 mi) east of Znojmo, 47 km (29 mi) south-west of Brno, and 194 km (121 mi) south-east of Prague.
Demographics edit
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1869 | 1,899 | — |
| 1880 | 2,136 | +12.5% |
| 1890 | 2,129 | −0.3% |
| 1900 | 2,255 | +5.9% |
| 1910 | 2,300 | +2.0% |
| 1921 | 2,501 | +8.7% |
| 1930 | 2,593 | +3.7% |
| 1950 | 1,366 | −47.3% |
| 1961 | 1,606 | +17.6% |
| 1970 | 1,429 | −11.0% |
| 1980 | 1,362 | −4.7% |
| 1991 | 1,306 | −4.1% |
| 2001 | 1,350 | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 1,525 | +13.0% |
| 2021 | 1,599 | +4.9% |
| Source: Censuses[2][3] | ||
References edit
- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Znojmo" (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.
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