Hvozd (Plzeň-North District)

Coordinates: 49°56′23″N 13°15′47″E / 49.93972°N 13.26306°E / 49.93972; 13.26306
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Hvozd
Centre of Hvozd
Centre of Hvozd
Flag of Hvozd
Coat of arms of Hvozd
Hvozd is located in Czech Republic
Hvozd
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
RegionPlzeň
DistrictPlzeň-North
First mentioned1253
Area
 • Total11.08 km2 (4.28 sq mi)
Elevation
573 m (1,880 ft)
Population
 (2023-01-01)[1]
 • Total249
 • Density22/km2 (58/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
331 01
Websitewww.ou-hvozd.cz

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

Administrative parts[edit]

The village of Hodoviz is an administrative part of Hvozd.

Demographics[edit]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869416—    
1880408−1.9%
1890397−2.7%
1900393−1.0%
1910353−10.2%
1921380+7.6%
1930379−0.3%
1950272−28.2%
1961273+0.4%
1970249−8.8%
1980272+9.2%
1991249−8.5%
2001246−1.2%
2011253+2.8%
2021249−1.6%
Source: Censuses[2][3]

References[edit]

  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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