Poděvousy

Poděvousy is a municipality and village in Domažlice District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants.

Poděvousy
Municipality
Main street
Coat of arms
Poděvousy Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°31′39″N 13°7′52″E / 49.52750°N 13.13111°E / 49.52750; 13.13111
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Plzeň
District	Domažlice
First mentioned	1115
Area
• Total	2.73 km^2 (1.05 sq mi)
Elevation	447 m (1,467 ft)
Population  (2023-01-01)^[1]
• Total	236
• Density	86/km^2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	345 61
Website	www.podevousy.cz

Etymology

The name is derived from poděvous, which is an old Czech word for a person who pohodil vousy ("shed his beard"). So it designated a village of shaved people.^[2]

Geography

Poděvousy is located about 17 kilometres (11 mi) northeast of Domažlice and 27 km (17 mi) southwest of Plzeň. It lies on the border between the Švihov Highlands and Plasy Uplands. The highest point is at 476 m (1,562 ft) above sea level.

History

The first written mention of Poděvousy is from 1115.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 346 —     1880 348 +0.6% 1890 368 +5.7% 1900 396 +7.6% 1910 429 +8.3%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 484 +12.8% 1930 422 −12.8% 1950 360 −14.7% 1961 357 −0.8% 1970 335 −6.2%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 293 −12.5% 1991 248 −15.4% 2001 258 +4.0% 2011 226 −12.4% 2021 231 +2.2%
Source: Censuses^[4]^[5]

Transport

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights

Poděvousy is poor in monuments. The only protected cultural monument is a rural house from the first half of the 19th century.^[6] A landmark is the Chapel of Saint John of Nepomuk in the centre of Poděvousy.^[3]

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
2. Profous, Antonín (1951). Místní jména v Čechách III: M–Ř (in Czech). p. 395.
3. "Obec Poděvousy" (in Czech). Obec Poděvousy. Retrieved 2022-07-07.
4. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Domažlice" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 13–14.
5. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
6. "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Poděvousy". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-03-11.

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