Drahonice

Drahonice
Centre of Drahonice
Drahonice
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°12′3″N 14°4′29″E / 49.20083°N 14.07472°E / 49.20083; 14.07472
Country Czech Republic
RegionSouth Bohemian
DistrictStrakonice
First mentioned1240
Area
 • Total
12.72 km2 (4.91 sq mi)
Elevation
468 m (1,535 ft)
Population
 (2025-01-01)[1]
 • Total
413
 • Density32/km2 (84/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
389 01
Websitewww.drahonice.cz

Drahonice is a municipality and village in Strakonice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.

Drahonice lies approximately 15 kilometres (9 mi) south-east of Strakonice, 39 km (24 mi) north-west of České Budějovice, and 102 km (63 mi) south of Prague.

Administrative division

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

  • Drahonice (291)
  • Albrechtice (98)

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869670—    
1880663−1.0%
1890611−7.8%
1900631+3.3%
1910681+7.9%
1921675−0.9%
1930613−9.2%
1950485−20.9%
1961489+0.8%
1970428−12.5%
1980424−0.9%
1991365−13.9%
2001370+1.4%
2011348−5.9%
2021389+11.8%
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.