Břehov

Břehov
Pond in the centre of Břehov
Břehov
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°1′21″N 14°19′50″E / 49.02250°N 14.33056°E / 49.02250; 14.33056
Country Czech Republic
RegionSouth Bohemian
DistrictČeské Budějovice
First mentioned1378
Area
 • Total
10.12 km2 (3.91 sq mi)
Elevation
403 m (1,322 ft)
Population
 (2025-01-01)[1]
 • Total
177
 • Density17/km2 (45/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
373 41
Websitewww.brehov.cz

Břehov (German: Schwiehalm) is a municipality and village in České Budějovice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants. The village is well preserved and is protected as a village monument zone.

Břehov lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) north-west of České Budějovice and 119 km (74 mi) south of Prague.

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869211—    
1880265+25.6%
1890255−3.8%
1900267+4.7%
1910230−13.9%
1921234+1.7%
1930240+2.6%
1950150−37.5%
1961151+0.7%
1970124−17.9%
1980118−4.8%
1991106−10.2%
2001108+1.9%
2011143+32.4%
2021172+20.3%
Source: Censuses[2][3]

References

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2025". Czech Statistical Office. 2025-05-16.
  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.