Kbel (Plzeň-South District)

Kbel
Church of All Saints
Kbel
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°29′38″N 13°21′56″E / 49.49389°N 13.36556°E / 49.49389; 13.36556
Country Czech Republic
RegionPlzeň
DistrictPlzeň-South
First mentioned1352
Area
 • Total
9.26 km2 (3.58 sq mi)
Elevation
447 m (1,467 ft)
Population
 (2025-01-01)[1]
 • Total
285
 • Density31/km2 (80/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
340 12
Websitewww.obec-kbel.cz

Kbel is a municipality and village in Plzeň-South District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.

Kbel lies approximately 29 kilometres (18 mi) south of Plzeň and 101 km (63 mi) south-west of Prague.

Administrative division

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

  • Kbel (134)
  • Babice (9)
  • Malinec (92)
  • Mečkov (25)
  • Nová Ves (39)

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869972—    
1880992+2.1%
1890863−13.0%
1900909+5.3%
1910948+4.3%
1921951+0.3%
1930789−17.0%
1950562−28.8%
1961531−5.5%
1970450−15.3%
1980400−11.1%
1991316−21.0%
2001281−11.1%
2011292+3.9%
2021299+2.4%
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.