Hošťka is a municipality and village in Tachov District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.
Hošťka | |
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![]() A street in Hošťka | |
Coordinates: 49°41′47″N 12°35′31″E / 49.69639°N 12.59194°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Plzeň |
District | Tachov |
First mentioned | 1482 |
Area | |
• Total | 36.12 km2 (13.95 sq mi) |
Elevation | 558 m (1,831 ft) |
Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 455 |
• Density | 13/km2 (33/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 348 06 |
Website | www |
Hošťka lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) south of Tachov, 57 km (35 mi) west of Plzeň, and 139 km (86 mi) west of Prague.
Administrative parts
editThe village of Žebráky is an administrative part of Hošťka.
Demographics
editYear | Pop. | ±% |
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1869 | 2,816 | — |
1880 | 2,873 | +2.0% |
1890 | 2,626 | −8.6% |
1900 | 2,533 | −3.5% |
1910 | 2,690 | +6.2% |
1921 | 2,572 | −4.4% |
1930 | 2,329 | −9.4% |
1950 | 383 | −83.6% |
1961 | 501 | +30.8% |
1970 | 552 | +10.2% |
1980 | 461 | −16.5% |
1991 | 366 | −20.6% |
2001 | 393 | +7.4% |
2011 | 363 | −7.6% |
2021 | 424 | +16.8% |
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 – Okres Tachov" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 5–6.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
External links
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