Plav (České Budějovice District)

Plav
Centre of Plav
Plav
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 48°54′5″N 14°29′16″E / 48.90139°N 14.48778°E / 48.90139; 14.48778
Country Czech Republic
RegionSouth Bohemian
DistrictČeské Budějovice
First mentioned1259
Area
 • Total
5.11 km2 (1.97 sq mi)
Elevation
406 m (1,332 ft)
Population
 (2025-01-01)[1]
 • Total
433
 • Density85/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
370 07
Websitewww.plav.cz

Plav (German: Plaben) is a municipality and village in České Budějovice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.

Plav lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) south of České Budějovice and 132 km (82 mi) south of Prague.

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869206—    
1880243+18.0%
1890238−2.1%
1900257+8.0%
1910267+3.9%
1921289+8.2%
1930325+12.5%
1950238−26.8%
1961212−10.9%
1970209−1.4%
1980200−4.3%
1991206+3.0%
2001282+36.9%
2011397+40.8%
2021440+10.8%
Source: Censuses[2][3]

References

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2025". Czech Statistical Office. 2025-05-16.
  2. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
  3. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.