Češov

Češov
Centre of Češov
Češov
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°20′21″N 15°21′37″E / 50.33917°N 15.36028°E / 50.33917; 15.36028
Country Czech Republic
RegionHradec Králové
DistrictJičín
First mentioned1360
Area
 • Total
8.75 km2 (3.38 sq mi)
Elevation
292 m (958 ft)
Population
 (2025-01-01)[1]
 • Total
247
 • Density28/km2 (73/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
506 01
Websitewww.cesov-libesice.cz

Češov is a municipality and village in Jičín District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants. Češov is known for the Wall of Češov, which is remnants of a Celtic oppidum.

Administrative division

Češov consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]

  • Češov (165)
  • Liběšice (77)

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869638—    
1880598−6.3%
1890650+8.7%
1900641−1.4%
1910656+2.3%
1921649−1.1%
1930639−1.5%
1950469−26.6%
1961447−4.7%
1970364−18.6%
1980313−14.0%
1991234−25.2%
2001203−13.2%
2011196−3.4%
2021242+23.5%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

References

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2025". Czech Statistical Office. 2025-05-16.
  2. ^ "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
  3. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
  4. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.