Běšiny is a municipality and village in Klatovy District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 800 inhabitants.
Běšiny | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Centre of Běšiny | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Běšiny Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°18′6″N 13°18′45″E / 49.30167°N 13.31250°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Plzeň |
| District | Klatovy |
| First mentioned | 1379 |
| Area | |
• Total | 16.04 km2 (6.19 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 482 m (1,581 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 813 |
| • Density | 51/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 339 01 |
| Website | www |
Běšiny lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) south of Klatovy, 50 km (31 mi) south of Plzeň, and 119 km (74 mi) south-west of Prague.
Administrative parts
editThe villages of Hořákov, Hubenov, Kozí, Rajské and Úloh are administrative parts of Běšiny.
History
editThe first written mention of Běšiny is from 1379.[2]
Demographics
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1869 | 1,366 | — |
| 1880 | 1,310 | −4.1% |
| 1890 | 1,379 | +5.3% |
| 1900 | 1,434 | +4.0% |
| 1910 | 1,475 | +2.9% |
| 1921 | 1,520 | +3.1% |
| 1930 | 1,374 | −9.6% |
| 1950 | 1,023 | −25.5% |
| 1961 | 1,075 | +5.1% |
| 1970 | 995 | −7.4% |
| 1980 | 893 | −10.3% |
| 1991 | 878 | −1.7% |
| 2001 | 859 | −2.2% |
| 2011 | 830 | −3.4% |
| 2021 | 819 | −1.3% |
| Source: Censuses[3][4] | ||
References
edit- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ "Historie obce Běšiny" (in Czech). Obec Běšiny. Retrieved 2022-05-14.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
External links
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