Hvozd (Plzeň-North District)

Hvozd (German: Fosslau) is a municipality and village in Plzeň-North District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants.

Hvozd
Municipality
Centre of Hvozd
Flag Coat of arms
Hvozd Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°56′23″N 13°15′47″E / 49.93972°N 13.26306°E / 49.93972; 13.26306
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Plzeň
District	Plzeň-North
First mentioned	1253
Area
• Total	11.08 km^2 (4.28 sq mi)
Elevation	573 m (1,880 ft)
Population  (2023-01-01)^[1]
• Total	249
• Density	22/km^2 (58/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	331 01
Website	www.ou-hvozd.cz

Hvozd lies approximately 23 kilometres (14 mi) north of Plzeň and 85 km (53 mi) west of Prague.

Administrative parts

The village of Hodoviz is an administrative part of Hvozd.

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	416	—
1880	408	−1.9%
1890	397	−2.7%
1900	393	−1.0%
1910	353	−10.2%
1921	380	+7.6%
1930	379	−0.3%
1950	272	−28.2%
1961	273	+0.4%
1970	249	−8.8%
1980	272	+9.2%
1991	249	−8.5%
2001	246	−1.2%
2011	253	+2.8%
2021	249	−1.6%
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 Plzeň-sever" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 3–4.
3. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

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