Hvozd (Plzeň-North District)
Hvozd | |
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Centre of Hvozd | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Hvozd Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°56′23″N 13°15′47″E / 49.93972°N 13.26306°E | |
| Country | Czech Republic |
| Region | Plzeň |
| District | Plzeň-North |
| First mentioned | 1253 |
| Area | |
• Total | 11.08 km2 (4.28 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 573 m (1,880 ft) |
| Population (2025-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 264 |
| • Density | 24/km2 (62/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 331 01 |
| Website | www |
Hvozd (German: Fosslau) is a municipality and village in Plzeň-North District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.
Hvozd lies approximately 23 kilometres (14 mi) north of Plzeň and 85 km (53 mi) west of Prague.
Administrative division
Hvozd consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]
- Hvozd (189)
- Hodoviz (60)
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1869 | 416 | — |
| 1880 | 408 | −1.9% |
| 1890 | 397 | −2.7% |
| 1900 | 393 | −1.0% |
| 1910 | 353 | −10.2% |
| 1921 | 380 | +7.6% |
| 1930 | 379 | −0.3% |
| 1950 | 272 | −28.2% |
| 1961 | 273 | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 249 | −8.8% |
| 1980 | 272 | +9.2% |
| 1991 | 249 | −8.5% |
| 2001 | 246 | −1.2% |
| 2011 | 253 | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 249 | −1.6% |
| 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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