Kočov (German: Gottschau) is a municipality and village in Tachov District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants.
Kočov | |
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Ruins of the Church of Saint John the Baptist | |
Coordinates: 49°48′32″N 12°44′12″E / 49.80889°N 12.73667°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Plzeň |
District | Tachov |
First mentioned | 1357 |
Area | |
• Total | 11.47 km2 (4.43 sq mi) |
Elevation | 465 m (1,526 ft) |
Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 224 |
• Density | 20/km2 (51/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 348 15 |
Website | www |
Kočov lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) east of Tachov, 47 km (29 mi) west of Plzeň, and 125 km (78 mi) west of Prague.
Administrative parts
editThe villages and hamlets of Janov, Klíčov and Ústí are administrative parts of Kočov.
Demographics
editYear | Pop. | ±% |
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1869 | 565 | — |
1880 | 652 | +15.4% |
1890 | 612 | −6.1% |
1900 | 598 | −2.3% |
1910 | 585 | −2.2% |
1921 | 612 | +4.6% |
1930 | 580 | −5.2% |
1950 | 225 | −61.2% |
1961 | 201 | −10.7% |
1970 | 206 | +2.5% |
1980 | 210 | +1.9% |
1991 | 189 | −10.0% |
2001 | 208 | +10.1% |
2011 | 199 | −4.3% |
2021 | 223 | +12.1% |
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. 7–8.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
External links
editWikimedia Commons has media related to Kočov.