Pačejov

Pačejov
Velešice, a part of Pačejov
Pačejov
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°22′23″N 13°37′58″E / 49.37306°N 13.63278°E / 49.37306; 13.63278
Country Czech Republic
RegionPlzeň
DistrictKlatovy
First mentioned1227
Area
 • Total
16.64 km2 (6.42 sq mi)
Elevation
548 m (1,798 ft)
Population
 (2025-01-01)[1]
 • Total
687
 • Density41/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
341 01
Websitewww.pacejov.cz

Pačejov is a municipality and village in Klatovy District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants.

Pačejov lies approximately 27 kilometres (17 mi) east of Klatovy, 46 km (29 mi) south-east of Plzeň, and 97 km (60 mi) south-west of Prague.

Administrative division

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

  • Pačejov (155)
  • Pačejov-nádraží (347)
  • Strážovice (68)
  • Týřovice (28)
  • Velešice (71)

History

The first written mention of Pačejov is in a deed of King Ottokar I from 1227.[3]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
18691,156—    
18801,224+5.9%
18901,148−6.2%
19001,207+5.1%
19101,178−2.4%
19211,181+0.3%
19301,055−10.7%
1950991−6.1%
1961991+0.0%
1970965−2.6%
1980891−7.7%
1991804−9.8%
2001783−2.6%
2011763−2.6%
2021669−12.3%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

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. ^ "Historie, současnost" (in Czech). Obec Pačejov. Retrieved 2022-11-08.
  4. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
  5. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.