Újezd (Domažlice District)

Újezd is a municipality and village in Domažlice District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.

Újezd
Municipality
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Újezd Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°26′8″N 12°52′11″E / 49.43556°N 12.86972°E / 49.43556; 12.86972
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Plzeň
District	Domažlice
First mentioned	1325
Area
• Total	11.02 km^2 (4.25 sq mi)
Elevation	503 m (1,650 ft)
Population  (2023-01-01)^[1]
• Total	426
• Density	39/km^2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	344 01
Website	www.obecujezd.cz

Újezd lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) west of Domažlice, 51 km (32 mi) south-west of Plzeň, and 133 km (83 mi) south-west of Prague.

Administrative parts

The village of Petrovice is an administrative part of Újezd.

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	648	—
1880	775	+19.6%
1890	808	+4.3%
1900	719	−11.0%
1910	747	+3.9%
1921	825	+10.4%
1930	681	−17.5%
1950	541	−20.6%
1961	509	−5.9%
1970	391	−23.2%
1980	378	−3.3%
1991	344	−9.0%
2001	343	−0.3%
2011	397	+15.7%
2021	419	+5.5%
Source: Censuses^[2]^[3]

Notable people

• Jan Sladký Kozina (1652–1695), revolutionary leader of the peasant rebellion

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
2. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Domažlice" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 17–18.
3. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

External links

 

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