Bžany (Teplice District)

Bžany
Centre of Bžany
Bžany
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°35′22″N 13°52′44″E / 50.58944°N 13.87889°E / 50.58944; 13.87889
Country Czech Republic
RegionÚstí nad Labem
DistrictTeplice
First mentioned1303
Area
 • Total
11.15 km2 (4.31 sq mi)
Elevation
230 m (750 ft)
Population
 (2025-01-01)[1]
 • Total
918
 • Density82/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
415 01
Websitewww.bzany.cz

Bžany (until 1921 Vebžany; German: Webeschan) is a municipality and village in Teplice District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants.

Bžany lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) south-east of Teplice, 14 km (9 mi) south-west of Ústí nad Labem, and 68 km (42 mi) north-west of Prague.

Administrative division

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

  • Bžany (204)
  • Bukovice (69)
  • Hradiště (203)
  • Lbín (105)
  • Lhenice (98)
  • Lysec (93)
  • Mošnov (71)
  • Pytlíkov (41)

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
18691,184—    
18801,423+20.2%
18901,489+4.6%
19001,716+15.2%
19102,048+19.3%
19212,124+3.7%
19302,208+4.0%
19501,351−38.8%
19611,304−3.5%
19701,138−12.7%
1980916−19.5%
1991663−27.6%
2001705+6.3%
2011812+15.2%
2021884+8.9%
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.