Bžany (Teplice District)

Bžany (until 1921 Vebžany; German: Webeschan) is a municipality and village in Teplice District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants.

Bžany
Municipality
Centre of Bžany
Flag Coat of arms
Bžany Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°35′22″N 13°52′44″E / 50.58944°N 13.87889°E / 50.58944; 13.87889
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Ústí nad Labem
District	Teplice
First mentioned	1303
Area
• Total	11.15 km^2 (4.31 sq mi)
Elevation	230 m (750 ft)
Population  (2023-01-01)^[1]
• Total	902
• Density	81/km^2 (210/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	415 01
Website	www.bzany.cz

Bžany lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) south-east of Teplice, 14 km (9 mi) south-west of Ústí nad Labem, and 68 km (42 mi) north-west of Prague.

Administrative parts

The villages of Bukovice, Hradiště, Lbín, Lhenice, Lysec, Mošnov and Pytlíkov are administrative parts of Bžany.

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,184	—
1880	1,423	+20.2%
1890	1,489	+4.6%
1900	1,716	+15.2%
1910	2,048	+19.3%
1921	2,124	+3.7%
1930	2,208	+4.0%
1950	1,351	−38.8%
1961	1,304	−3.5%
1970	1,138	−12.7%
1980	916	−19.5%
1991	663	−27.6%
2001	705	+6.3%
2011	812	+15.2%
2021	884	+8.9%
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 Teplice" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 1–2.
3. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

External links

 

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