Pelechy is a municipality and village in Domažlice District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 80 inhabitants.
Pelechy | |
|---|---|
 Municipal office | |
  Pelechy Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°23′21″N 12°54′50″E / 49.38917°N 12.91389°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Plzeň |
| District | Domažlice |
| First mentioned | 1789 |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.68 km2 (0.65 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 574 m (1,883 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 79 |
| • Density | 47/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 344 01 |
| Website | www |
Pelechy lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) south of Domažlice, 53 km (33 mi) south-west of Plzeň, and 134 km (83 mi) south-west of Prague.
History
editThe first written mention of Pelechy is from 1789. The village was founded between 1768 and 1789.[2]
Demographics
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1869 | 324 | — |
| 1880 | 312 | −3.7% |
| 1890 | 378 | +21.2% |
| 1900 | 327 | −13.5% |
| 1910 | 327 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 311 | −4.9% |
| 1930 | 281 | −9.6% |
| 1950 | 115 | −59.1% |
| 1961 | 120 | +4.3% |
| 1970 | 96 | −20.0% |
| 1980 | 90 | −6.2% |
| 1991 | 71 | −21.1% |
| 2001 | 72 | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 67 | −6.9% |
| 2021 | 79 | +17.9% |
| Source: Censuses[3][4] | ||
References
edit- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ "Historie obce Pelechy" (in Czech). Obec Pelechy. Retrieved 2022-07-10.
- ^ "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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