Hvožďany (Domažlice District)

Hvožďany is a municipality and village in Domažlice District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 40 inhabitants.

Hvožďany
Municipality
Centre of Hvožďany
Hvožďany Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°30′20″N 12°46′17″E / 49.50556°N 12.77139°E / 49.50556; 12.77139
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Plzeň
District	Domažlice
First mentioned	1239
Area
• Total	3.00 km^2 (1.16 sq mi)
Elevation	507 m (1,663 ft)
Population  (2023-01-01)^[1]
• Total	38
• Density	13/km^2 (33/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	345 22
Website	www.hvozdany.info

Hvožďany lies approximately 14 kilometres (9 mi) north-west of Domažlice, 52 km (32 mi) south-west of Plzeň, and 136 km (85 mi) south-west of Prague.

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	208	—
1880	158	−24.0%
1890	163	+3.2%
1900	144	−11.7%
1910	145	+0.7%
1921	154	+6.2%
1930	145	−5.8%
1950	62	−57.2%
1961	54	−12.9%
1970	49	−9.3%
1980	42	−14.3%
1991	36	−14.3%
2001	34	−5.6%
2011	32	−5.9%
2021	31	−3.1%
Source: Censuses^[2]^[3]

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. 7–8.
3. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

 

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