Hvožďany is a municipality and village in Domažlice District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 40 inhabitants.
Hvožďany | |
|---|---|
 Centre of Hvožďany | |
  Hvožďany Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°30′20″N 12°46′17″E / 49.50556°N 12.77139°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Plzeň |
| District | Domažlice |
| First mentioned | 1239 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.00 km2 (1.16 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 507 m (1,663 ft) |
| Population (2023-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 38 |
| • Density | 13/km2 (33/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 345 22 |
| Website | www |
Hvožďany lies approximately 14 kilometres (9 mi) north-west of Domažlice, 52 km (32 mi) south-west of Plzeň, and 136 km (85 mi) south-west of Prague.
Demographics
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1869 | 208 | — |
| 1880 | 158 | −24.0% |
| 1890 | 163 | +3.2% |
| 1900 | 144 | −11.7% |
| 1910 | 145 | +0.7% |
| 1921 | 154 | +6.2% |
| 1930 | 145 | −5.8% |
| 1950 | 62 | −57.2% |
| 1961 | 54 | −12.9% |
| 1970 | 49 | −9.3% |
| 1980 | 42 | −14.3% |
| 1991 | 36 | −14.3% |
| 2001 | 34 | −5.6% |
| 2011 | 32 | −5.9% |
| 2021 | 31 | −3.1% |
| 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 Domažlice" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 7–8.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
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