Žilov

Žilov
View from the south
Žilov
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°50′24″N 13°18′48″E / 49.84000°N 13.31333°E / 49.84000; 13.31333
Country Czech Republic
RegionPlzeň
DistrictPlzeň-North
First mentioned1269
Area
 • Total
6.33 km2 (2.44 sq mi)
Elevation
423 m (1,388 ft)
Population
 (2025-01-01)[1]
 • Total
457
 • Density72/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
330 11
Websitewww.zilov.cz

Žilov is a municipality and village in Plzeň-North District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.

Žilov lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) north of Plzeň and 84 km (52 mi) west of Prague.

Administrative division

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

  • Žilov (262)
  • Stýskaly (208)

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869343—    
1880415+21.0%
1890409−1.4%
1900415+1.5%
1910469+13.0%
1921439−6.4%
1930497+13.2%
1950384−22.7%
1961415+8.1%
1970346−16.6%
1980372+7.5%
1991376+1.1%
2001383+1.9%
2011427+11.5%
2021470+10.1%
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.