Cehnice

Cehnice
Chapel in the centre of Cehnice
Cehnice
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°12′55″N 14°1′46″E / 49.21528°N 14.02944°E / 49.21528; 14.02944
Country Czech Republic
RegionSouth Bohemian
DistrictStrakonice
First mentioned1342
Area
 • Total
14.69 km2 (5.67 sq mi)
Elevation
432 m (1,417 ft)
Population
 (2025-01-01)[1]
 • Total
511
 • Density35/km2 (90/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
387 52
Websitewww.cehnice.cz

Cehnice is a municipality and village in Strakonice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.

Cehnice lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) south-east of Strakonice, 43 km (27 mi) north-west of České Budějovice, and 101 km (63 mi) south of Prague.

Administrative division

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

  • Cehnice (451)
  • Dunovice (65)

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
18691,012—    
18801,030+1.8%
18901,004−2.5%
1900953−5.1%
1910892−6.4%
1921931+4.4%
1930840−9.8%
1950651−22.5%
1961649−0.3%
1970592−8.8%
1980561−5.2%
1991520−7.3%
2001438−15.8%
2011473+8.0%
2021516+9.1%
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.