Peč is a municipality and village in Jindřichův Hradec District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.

Peč
Centre of Peč
Centre of Peč
Peč is located in Czech Republic
Peč
Peč
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°3′28″N 15°23′33″E / 49.05778°N 15.39250°E / 49.05778; 15.39250
Country Czech Republic
RegionSouth Bohemian
DistrictJindřichův Hradec
First mentioned1305
Area
 • Total18.12 km2 (7.00 sq mi)
Elevation
481 m (1,578 ft)
Population
 (2023-01-01)[1]
 • Total492
 • Density27/km2 (70/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
380 01
Websitewww.pec-obec.cz

Peč lies approximately 31 kilometres (19 mi) east of Jindřichův Hradec, 68 km (42 mi) east of České Budějovice, and 134 km (83 mi) south-east of Prague.

Administrative parts edit

The villages of Lidéřovice and Urbaneč are administrative parts of Peč.

History edit

The first written mention of Peč is from 1305.[2]

Demographics edit

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869719—    
1880750+4.3%
1890721−3.9%
1900706−2.1%
1910678−4.0%
1921681+0.4%
1930680−0.1%
1950532−21.8%
1961479−10.0%
1970471−1.7%
1980445−5.5%
1991400−10.1%
2001380−5.0%
2011406+6.8%
2021463+14.0%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

References edit

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
  2. ^ "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Peč. Retrieved 2022-04-01.
  3. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Jindřichův Hradec" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 11–12.
  4. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

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