Zahořany (Domažlice District)

Zahořany is a municipality and village in the Domažlice District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,100 inhabitants.

Zahořany
Municipality
Common in Zahořany
Zahořany Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°25′56″N 12°59′53″E / 49.43222°N 12.99806°E / 49.43222; 12.99806
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Plzeň
District	Domažlice
First mentioned	1239
Area
• Total	21.17 km^2 (8.17 sq mi)
Elevation	408 m (1,339 ft)
Population  (2023-01-01)^[1]
• Total	1,058
• Density	50/km^2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes	344 01, 345 06, 345 43
Website	www.obeczahorany.cz

Zahořany lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) east of Domažlice, 45 km (28 mi) south-west of Plzeň, and 126 km (78 mi) south-west of Prague.

Administrative parts

The villages of Bořice, Hříchovice, Oprechtice, Sedlice and Stanětice are administrative parts of Zahořany.

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,855	—
1880	1,911	+3.0%
1890	1,806	−5.5%
1900	1,807	+0.1%
1910	1,895	+4.9%
1921	1,881	−0.7%
1930	1,830	−2.7%
1950	1,304	−28.7%
1961	1,263	−3.1%
1970	1,050	−16.9%
1980	898	−14.5%
1991	911	+1.4%
2001	918	+0.8%
2011	961	+4.7%
2021	1,024	+6.6%
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 Domažlice" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 19–20.
3. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

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