Hvozdec is a municipality and village in Beroun District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.
Hvozdec | |
|---|---|
 Municipal office in the centre of Hvozdec | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Hvozdec Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°48′26″N 13°52′49″E / 49.80722°N 13.88028°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Central Bohemian |
| District | Beroun |
| First mentioned | 1543 |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.46 km2 (1.72 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 516 m (1,693 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 266 |
| • Density | 60/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 267 62 |
| Website | www |
Hvozdec is located about 22 kilometres (14 mi) southwest of Beroun and 50 km (31 mi) southwest of Prague.
Administrative parts
editThe village of Mrtník is an administrative part of Hvozdec.
History
editThe first written mention of Hvozdec is from 1543.[2]
Demographics
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1869 | 510 | — |
| 1880 | 442 | −13.3% |
| 1890 | 476 | +7.7% |
| 1900 | 497 | +4.4% |
| 1910 | 511 | +2.8% |
| 1921 | 528 | +3.3% |
| 1930 | 508 | −3.8% |
| 1950 | 424 | −16.5% |
| 1961 | 403 | −5.0% |
| 1970 | 374 | −7.2% |
| 1980 | 292 | −21.9% |
| 1991 | 213 | −27.1% |
| 2001 | 214 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 249 | +16.4% |
| 2021 | 257 | +3.2% |
| Source: Censuses[3][4] | ||
References
edit- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Hvozdec. Retrieved 2022-05-13.
- ^ "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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