Horšice is a municipality and village in Plzeň-South District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.
Horšice | |
|---|---|
 Church of Saint Matthias and school | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Horšice Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°31′54″N 13°23′10″E / 49.53167°N 13.38611°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Plzeň |
| District | Plzeň-South |
| First mentioned | 1245 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9.71 km2 (3.75 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 425 m (1,394 ft) |
| Population (2023-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 430 |
| • Density | 44/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 334 01, 334 55 |
| Website | www |
Horšice lies approximately 24 kilometres (15 mi) south of Plzeň and 97 km (60 mi) south-west of Prague.
Administrative parts edit
The village of Újezd is an administrative part of Horšice.
Demographics edit
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1869 | 826 | — |
| 1880 | 824 | −0.2% |
| 1890 | 747 | −9.3% |
| 1900 | 724 | −3.1% |
| 1910 | 795 | +9.8% |
| 1921 | 726 | −8.7% |
| 1930 | 742 | +2.2% |
| 1950 | 566 | −23.7% |
| 1961 | 506 | −10.6% |
| 1970 | 456 | −9.9% |
| 1980 | 379 | −16.9% |
| 1991 | 326 | −14.0% |
| 2001 | 389 | +19.3% |
| 2011 | 394 | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 402 | +2.0% |
| 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 Plzeň-jih" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 3–4.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
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