Svojšín (German: Schweißing) is a municipality and village in Tachov District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.
Svojšín | |
|---|---|
 Svojšín Castle | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Svojšín Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°45′58″N 12°54′39″E / 49.76611°N 12.91083°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Plzeň |
| District | Tachov |
| First mentioned | 1177 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 13.54 km2 (5.23 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 406 m (1,332 ft) |
| Population (2023-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 456 |
| • Density | 34/km2 (87/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 349 01 |
| Website | www |
Svojšín lies approximately 22 kilometres (14 mi) east of Tachov, 34 km (21 mi) west of Plzeň, and 115 km (71 mi) west of Prague.
Administrative parts edit
The villages of Holyně, Nynkov and Řebří are administrative parts of Svojšín.
Demographics edit
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1869 | 971 | — |
| 1880 | 765 | −21.2% |
| 1890 | 824 | +7.7% |
| 1900 | 819 | −0.6% |
| 1910 | 771 | −5.9% |
| 1921 | 817 | +6.0% |
| 1930 | 977 | +19.6% |
| 1950 | 434 | −55.6% |
| 1961 | 514 | +18.4% |
| 1970 | 466 | −9.3% |
| 1980 | 457 | −1.9% |
| 1991 | 435 | −4.8% |
| 2001 | 441 | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 402 | −8.8% |
| 2021 | 438 | +9.0% |
| Source: Censuses[2][3] | ||
Notable people edit
- Josef Wenig (1896–1981), German labour and political activist
References edit
- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Tachov" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 17–18.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
External links edit
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