Drahelčice

Municipality in Central Bohemian, Czech Republic

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50°1′55″N 14°12′11″E / 50.03194°N 14.20306°E / 50.03194; 14.20306Country

Czech RepublicRegionCentral BohemianDistrictPrague-WestFirst mentioned1115Area

• Total4.77 km² (1.84 sq mi)Elevation

367 m (1,204 ft)Population

(2023-01-01)^[1]

• Total1,508 • Density320/km² (820/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

252 45

Websitewww.drahelcice-obec.cz

Drahelčice is a municipality and village in Prague-West District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,500 inhabitants.

History

The first written mention is from 1115.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1869	339	—
1880	330	−2.7%
1890	403	+22.1%
1900	495	+22.8%
1910	548	+10.7%
1921	492	−10.2%
1930	496	+0.8%
1950	492	−0.8%
1961	457	−7.1%
1970	449	−1.8%
1980	414	−7.8%
1991	370	−10.6%
2001	402	+8.6%
2011	559	+39.1%
2021	1,454	+160.1%
Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Drahelčice. Retrieved 2021-06-22.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Praha-západ" (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.