Obora (Plzeň-North District)

Obora is a municipality and village in Plzeň-North District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.

Obora
Municipality
Church of Saint Michael the Archangel
Flag Coat of arms
Obora Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°53′22″N 13°24′49″E / 49.88944°N 13.41361°E / 49.88944; 13.41361
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Plzeň
District	Plzeň-North
First mentioned	1175
Area
• Total	12.70 km^2 (4.90 sq mi)
Elevation	500 m (1,600 ft)
Population  (2023-01-01)^[1]
• Total	592
• Density	47/km^2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	331 51
Website	www.obora-ps.cz

Obora lies approximately 16 kilometres (10 mi) north of Plzeň and 76 km (47 mi) west of Prague.

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	455	—
1880	486	+6.8%
1890	478	−1.6%
1900	517	+8.2%
1910	576	+11.4%
1921	613	+6.4%
1930	676	+10.3%
1950	600	−11.2%
1961	613	+2.2%
1970	564	−8.0%
1980	530	−6.0%
1991	471	−11.1%
2001	450	−4.5%
2011	488	+8.4%
2021	545	+11.7%
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. 9–10.
3. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

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