Hvozdec (Beroun District)

Hvozdec
Municipal office in the centre of Hvozdec
Municipal office in the centre of Hvozdec
Flag of Hvozdec
Coat of arms of Hvozdec
Hvozdec is located in Czech Republic
Hvozdec
Hvozdec
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°48′26″N 13°52′49″E / 49.80722°N 13.88028°E / 49.80722; 13.88028
Country Czech Republic
RegionCentral Bohemian
DistrictBeroun
First mentioned1543
Area
 • Total
4.46 km2 (1.72 sq mi)
Elevation
516 m (1,693 ft)
Population
 (2024-01-01)[1]
 • Total
266
 • Density60/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
267 62
Websitewww.obec-hvozdec.cz

Hvozdec is a municipality and village in Beroun District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.

Hvozdec is located about 22 kilometres (14 mi) southwest of Beroun and 50 km (31 mi) southwest of Prague.

Administrative parts

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The village of Mrtník is an administrative part of Hvozdec.

History

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The first written mention of Hvozdec is from 1543.[2]

Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869510—    
1880442−13.3%
1890476+7.7%
1900497+4.4%
1910511+2.8%
1921528+3.3%
1930508−3.8%
1950424−16.5%
1961403−5.0%
1970374−7.2%
1980292−21.9%
1991213−27.1%
2001214+0.5%
2011249+16.4%
2021257+3.2%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
  2. ^ "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Hvozdec. Retrieved 2022-05-13.
  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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