Branišov

Municipality in South Bohemian, Czech Republic

48°58′44″N 14°23′45″E / 48.97889°N 14.39583°E / 48.97889; 14.39583Country

Czech RepublicRegionSouth BohemianDistrict České BudějoviceFirst mentioned1391Area

• Total5.18 km² (2.00 sq mi)Elevation

409 m (1,342 ft)Population

(2024-01-01)^[1]

• Total279 • Density54/km² (140/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

373 84

Websitebranisov.cz

Branišov is a municipality and village in České Budějovice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.

Branišov lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) west of České Budějovice and 124 km (77 mi) south of Prague.

History

The first written mention of Branišov is from 1391.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1869	278	—
1880	242	−12.9%
1890	262	+8.3%
1900	237	−9.5%
1910	226	−4.6%
1921	205	−9.3%
1930	207	+1.0%
1950	175	−15.5%
1961	190	+8.6%
1970	164	−13.7%
1980	154	−6.1%
1991	152	−1.3%
2001	158	+3.9%
2011	247	+56.3%
2021	271	+9.7%
Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ "Bošilec" (in Czech). Obec Branišov. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres České Budějovice" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 1–2.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.