Žim (German: Schima) is a municipality and village in Teplice District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants.

Žim
Church of the Finding of the Holy Cross
Flag of Žim
Coat of arms of Žim
Žim is located in Czech Republic
Žim
Žim
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°35′6″N 13°57′55″E / 50.58500°N 13.96528°E / 50.58500; 13.96528
Country Czech Republic
RegionÚstí nad Labem
DistrictTeplice
First mentioned1352
Area
 • Total5.73 km2 (2.21 sq mi)
Elevation
322 m (1,056 ft)
Population
 (2023-01-01)[1]
 • Total234
 • Density41/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
417 63
Websitewww.zim.cz

Žim lies approximately 13 kilometres (8 mi) south-east of Teplice, 10 km (6 mi) south-west of Ústí nad Labem, and 64 km (40 mi) north-west of Prague.

Administrative parts edit

The village of Záhoří is an administrative part of Žim.

Demographics edit

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869298—    
1880279−6.4%
1890248−11.1%
1900302+21.8%
1910324+7.3%
1921310−4.3%
1930320+3.2%
1950262−18.1%
1961230−12.2%
1970167−27.4%
1980162−3.0%
1991122−24.7%
2001132+8.2%
2011156+18.2%
2021215+37.8%
Source: Censuses[2][3]

References edit

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
  2. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Teplice" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 11–12.
  3. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.