Žihle

Municipality in Plzeň, Czech Republic

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50°2′40″N 13°22′18″E / 50.04444°N 13.37167°E / 50.04444; 13.37167Country

Czech RepublicRegionPlzeňDistrict Plzeň-NorthFirst mentioned1238Area

• Total39.84 km² (15.38 sq mi)Elevation

448 m (1,470 ft)Population

(2023-01-01)^[1]

• Total1,299 • Density33/km² (84/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

331 65

Websitewww.obec-zihle.cz

Žihle (German: Scheles) is a municipality and village in Plzeň-North District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,300 inhabitants.

Žihle lies approximately 33 kilometres (21 mi) north of Plzeň and 76 km (47 mi) west of Prague.

Administrative parts

The villages of Hluboká, Kalec, Nový Dvůr, Odlezly and Přehořov are administrative parts of Žihle.

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,450	—
1880	1,535	+5.9%
1890	1,482	−3.5%
1900	1,449	−2.2%
1910	1,527	+5.4%
1921	1,682	+10.2%
1930	1,882	+11.9%
1950	1,320	−29.9%
1961	1,307	−1.0%
1970	1,245	−4.7%
1980	1,279	+2.7%
1991	1,416	+10.7%
2001	1,419	+0.2%
2011	1,403	−1.1%
2021	1,204	−14.2%
Source: Censuses^[2]^[3]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Plzeň-sever" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 15–16.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.