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Běšiny

Coordinates: 49°18′6″N 13°18′45″E / 49.30167°N 13.31250°E / 49.30167; 13.31250
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Běšiny
Centre of Běšiny
Centre of Běšiny
Flag of Běšiny
Coat of arms of Běšiny
Běšiny is located in Czech Republic
Běšiny
Běšiny
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°18′6″N 13°18′45″E / 49.30167°N 13.31250°E / 49.30167; 13.31250
Country Czech Republic
RegionPlzeň
DistrictKlatovy
First mentioned1379
Area
 • Total16.04 km2 (6.19 sq mi)
Elevation
482 m (1,581 ft)
Population
 (2024-01-01)[1]
 • Total813
 • Density51/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
339 01
Websitewww.besiny.cz

Běšiny is a municipality and village in Klatovy District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 800 inhabitants.

Běšiny lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) south of Klatovy, 50 km (31 mi) south of Plzeň, and 119 km (74 mi) south-west of Prague.

Administrative parts

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The villages of Hořákov, Hubenov, Kozí, Rajské and Úloh are administrative parts of Běšiny.

History

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The first written mention of Běšiny is from 1379.[2]

Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
18691,366—    
18801,310−4.1%
18901,379+5.3%
19001,434+4.0%
19101,475+2.9%
19211,520+3.1%
19301,374−9.6%
19501,023−25.5%
19611,075+5.1%
1970995−7.4%
1980893−10.3%
1991878−1.7%
2001859−2.2%
2011830−3.4%
2021819−1.3%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
  2. ^ "Historie obce Běšiny" (in Czech). Obec Běšiny. Retrieved 2022-05-14.
  3. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
  4. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
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