Svojšín (German: Schweißing) is a municipality and village in Tachov District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.

Svojšín
Svojšín Castle
Svojšín Castle
Flag of Svojšín
Coat of arms of Svojšín
Svojšín is located in Czech Republic
Svojšín
Svojšín
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°45′58″N 12°54′39″E / 49.76611°N 12.91083°E / 49.76611; 12.91083
Country Czech Republic
RegionPlzeň
DistrictTachov
First mentioned1177
Area
 • Total
13.54 km2 (5.23 sq mi)
Elevation
406 m (1,332 ft)
Population
 (2024-01-01)[1]
 • Total
452
 • Density33/km2 (86/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
349 01
Websitewww.svojsin.cz

Svojšín lies approximately 22 kilometres (14 mi) east of Tachov, 34 km (21 mi) west of Plzeň, and 115 km (71 mi) west of Prague.

Administrative parts

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The villages of Holyně, Nynkov and Řebří are administrative parts of Svojšín.

Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869971—    
1880765−21.2%
1890824+7.7%
1900819−0.6%
1910771−5.9%
1921817+6.0%
1930977+19.6%
1950434−55.6%
1961514+18.4%
1970466−9.3%
1980457−1.9%
1991435−4.8%
2001441+1.4%
2011402−8.8%
2021438+9.0%
Source: Censuses[2][3]

Notable people

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  • Josef Wenig (1896–1981), German labour and political activist

References

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  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
  2. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
  3. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
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