Žár

Municipality in South Bohemian, Czech Republic
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48°48′25″N 14°42′29″E / 48.80694°N 14.70806°E / 48.80694; 14.70806Country Czech RepublicRegionSouth BohemianDistrictČeské BudějoviceFirst mentioned1186Area
 • Total15.06 km2 (5.81 sq mi)Elevation
518 m (1,699 ft)Population
 (2023-01-01)[1]
 • Total355 • Density24/km2 (61/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code
374 01
Websitewww.obeczar.cz

Žár (German: Sohors) is a municipality and village in České Budějovice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.

Žár lies approximately 26 kilometres (16 mi) south-east of České Budějovice and 144 kilometres (89 mi) south of Prague.

Administrative parts

The villages of Božejov and Žumberk are administrative parts of Žár.

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869928—    
1880954+2.8%
1890925−3.0%
1900868−6.2%
1910828−4.6%
1921804−2.9%
1930721−10.3%
1950400−44.5%
1961390−2.5%
1970340−12.8%
1980286−15.9%
1991314+9.8%
2001336+7.0%
2011318−5.4%
2021323+1.6%
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 České Budějovice" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 23–24.
  3. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
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