Stožec

Municipality in South Bohemian, Czech Republic

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48°51′34″N 13°49′17″E / 48.85944°N 13.82139°E / 48.85944; 13.82139Country

Czech RepublicRegionSouth BohemianDistrictPrachaticeFirst mentioned1769Area

• Total104.72 km² (40.43 sq mi)Elevation

780 m (2,560 ft)Population

(2023-01-01)^[1]

• Total216 • Density2.1/km² (5.3/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

384 44

Websitewww.stozec.eu

Stožec (German: Tusset) is a municipality and village in Prachatice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants.

Stožec lies approximately 22 kilometres (14 mi) south-west of Prachatice, 50 km (31 mi) west of České Budějovice, and 143 km (89 mi) south of Prague.

Administrative parts

The villages of České Žleby and Dobrá are administrative parts of Stožec.

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1869	2,609	—
1880	2,920	+11.9%
1890	2,847	−2.5%
1900	2,733	−4.0%
1910	2,721	−0.4%
1921	2,731	+0.4%
1930	2,811	+2.9%
1950	599	−78.7%
1961	378	−36.9%
1970	254	−32.8%
1980	213	−16.1%
1991	168	−21.1%
2001	219	+30.4%
2011	196	−10.5%
2021	194	−1.0%
Source: Censuses^[2]^[3]

Notable people

Adolf Pascher (1881–1945), botanist

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Prachatice" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 13–14.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.