Stožec (German: Tusset) is a municipality and village in Prachatice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants.
Stožec | |
|---|---|
 Chapel of the Virgin Mary | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Stožec Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 48°51′34″N 13°49′17″E / 48.85944°N 13.82139°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | South Bohemian |
| District | Prachatice |
| First mentioned | 1769 |
| Area | |
• Total | 104.72 km2 (40.43 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 780 m (2,560 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 214 |
| • Density | 2.0/km2 (5.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 384 44 |
| Website | www |
Stožec lies approximately 22 kilometres (14 mi) south-west of Prachatice, 50 km (31 mi) west of České Budějovice, and 143 km (89 mi) south of Prague.
Administrative parts
editThe villages of České Žleby and Dobrá are administrative parts of Stožec.
Demographics
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1869 | 2,609 | — |
| 1880 | 2,920 | +11.9% |
| 1890 | 2,847 | −2.5% |
| 1900 | 2,733 | −4.0% |
| 1910 | 2,721 | −0.4% |
| 1921 | 2,731 | +0.4% |
| 1930 | 2,811 | +2.9% |
| 1950 | 599 | −78.7% |
| 1961 | 378 | −36.9% |
| 1970 | 254 | −32.8% |
| 1980 | 213 | −16.1% |
| 1991 | 168 | −21.1% |
| 2001 | 219 | +30.4% |
| 2011 | 196 | −10.5% |
| 2021 | 194 | −1.0% |
| Source: Censuses[2][3] | ||
Notable people
edit- Adolf Pascher (1881–1945), botanist
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.
External links
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