Babice (German: Bowitz) is a municipality and village in Prachatice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants.
Babice | |
|---|---|
 Centre of Babice | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Babice Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°1′29″N 14°14′15″E / 49.02472°N 14.23750°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | South Bohemian |
| District | Prachatice |
| First mentioned | 1259 |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.80 km2 (2.24 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 447 m (1,467 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 161 |
| • Density | 28/km2 (72/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 384 11 |
| Website | www |
Babice lies approximately 17 kilometres (11 mi) east of Prachatice, 20 km (12 mi) west of České Budějovice, and 119 km (74 mi) south of Prague.
Administrative parts
editThe hamlet of Zvěřetice is an administrative part of Babice.
Demographics
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1869 | 295 | — |
| 1880 | 316 | +7.1% |
| 1890 | 269 | −14.9% |
| 1900 | 253 | −5.9% |
| 1910 | 271 | +7.1% |
| 1921 | 276 | +1.8% |
| 1930 | 254 | −8.0% |
| 1950 | 160 | −37.0% |
| 1961 | 143 | −10.6% |
| 1970 | 117 | −18.2% |
| 1980 | 65 | −44.4% |
| 1991 | 62 | −4.6% |
| 2001 | 78 | +25.8% |
| 2011 | 88 | +12.8% |
| 2021 | 134 | +52.3% |
| Source: Censuses[2][3] | ||
References
edit- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ "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.
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