Chválenice

Chválenice
General view of Chválenice
Chválenice
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°38′45″N 13°28′27″E / 49.64583°N 13.47417°E / 49.64583; 13.47417
Country Czech Republic
RegionPlzeň
DistrictPlzeň-City
First mentioned1242
Area
 • Total
9.92 km2 (3.83 sq mi)
Elevation
455 m (1,493 ft)
Population
 (2025-01-01)[1]
 • Total
782
 • Density79/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes
332 04, 332 05
Websitewww.chvalenice.cz

Chválenice is a municipality and village in Plzeň-City District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 800 inhabitants.

Chválenice lies approximately 14 kilometres (9 mi) south-east of Plzeň and 84 km (52 mi) south-west of Prague.

Administrative division

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

  • Chválenice (620)
  • Chouzovy (62)
  • Želčany (83)

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869679—    
1880691+1.8%
1890670−3.0%
1900684+2.1%
1910686+0.3%
1921699+1.9%
1930742+6.2%
1950589−20.6%
1961570−3.2%
1970488−14.4%
1980486−0.4%
1991510+4.9%
2001521+2.2%
2011658+26.3%
2021765+16.3%
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.