Žár

Žár
Houses on the main street
Žár
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 48°48′25″N 14°42′29″E / 48.80694°N 14.70806°E / 48.80694; 14.70806
Country Czech Republic
RegionSouth Bohemian
DistrictČeské Budějovice
First mentioned1186
Area
 • Total
15.06 km2 (5.81 sq mi)
Elevation
518 m (1,699 ft)
Population
 (2025-01-01)[1]
 • Total
346
 • Density23/km2 (60/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
374 01
Websitewww.obeczar.cz

Žár (German: Sohors) is a municipality and village in České Budějovice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.

Žár lies approximately 26 kilometres (16 mi) south-east of České Budějovice and 144 kilometres (89 mi) south of Prague.

Administrative division

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

  • Žár (249)
  • Božejov (23)
  • Žumberk (51)

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869928—    
1880954+2.8%
1890925−3.0%
1900868−6.2%
1910828−4.6%
1921804−2.9%
1930721−10.3%
1950400−44.5%
1961390−2.5%
1970340−12.8%
1980286−15.9%
1991314+9.8%
2001336+7.0%
2011318−5.4%
2021323+1.6%
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.