Běšiny

Běšiny
Municipality
Centre of Běšiny
Flag
Coat of arms
Běšiny
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°18′6″N 13°18′45″E / 49.30167°N 13.31250°E / 49.30167; 13.31250
Country Czech Republic
RegionPlzeň
DistrictKlatovy
First mentioned1379
Area
 • Total
16.04 km2 (6.19 sq mi)
Elevation
482 m (1,581 ft)
Population
 (2025-01-01)[1]
 • Total
817
 • Density51/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
339 01
Websitewww.besiny.cz

Běšiny is a municipality and village in Klatovy District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 800 inhabitants.

Běšiny lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) south of Klatovy, 50 km (31 mi) south of Plzeň, and 119 km (74 mi) south-west of Prague.

Administrative division

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

  • Běšiny (584)
  • Hořákov (22)
  • Hubenov (8)
  • Kozí (130)
  • Rajské (16)
  • Úloh (59)

History

The first written mention of Běšiny is from 1379.[3]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
18691,366—    
18801,310−4.1%
18901,379+5.3%
19001,434+4.0%
19101,475+2.9%
19211,520+3.1%
19301,374−9.6%
19501,023−25.5%
19611,075+5.1%
1970995−7.4%
1980893−10.3%
1991878−1.7%
2001859−2.2%
2011830−3.4%
2021819−1.3%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

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. ^ "Historie obce Běšiny" (in Czech). Obec Běšiny. Retrieved 2022-05-14.
  4. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
  5. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
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