Buk (Prachatice District)
Buk | |
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Chapel of Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Buk Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°2′17″N 13°50′43″E / 49.03806°N 13.84528°E | |
| Country | Czech Republic |
| Region | South Bohemian |
| District | Prachatice |
| First mentioned | 1299 |
| Area | |
• Total | 25.79 km2 (9.96 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 826 m (2,710 ft) |
| Population (2025-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 317 |
| • Density | 12/km2 (32/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 383 01 |
| Website | www |
Buk is a municipality and village in Prachatice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.
Buk lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) west of Prachatice, 47 km (29 mi) west of České Budějovice, and 124 km (77 mi) south of Prague.
Administrative division
Buk consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]
- Buk (231)
- Včelná pod Boubínem (42)
- Vyšovatka (23)
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1869 | 677 | — |
| 1880 | 811 | +19.8% |
| 1890 | 787 | −3.0% |
| 1900 | 749 | −4.8% |
| 1910 | 733 | −2.1% |
| 1921 | 709 | −3.3% |
| 1930 | 679 | −4.2% |
| 1950 | 372 | −45.2% |
| 1961 | 378 | +1.6% |
| 1970 | 303 | −19.8% |
| 1980 | 263 | −13.2% |
| 1991 | 302 | +14.8% |
| 2001 | 284 | −6.0% |
| 2011 | 259 | −8.8% |
| 2021 | 296 | +14.3% |
| Source: Censuses[3][4] | ||
References
- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2025". Czech Statistical Office. 2025-05-16.
- ^ "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
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