Žár

Žár
Municipality
Houses on the main street
Houses on the main street
Flag of Žár
Flag
Coat of arms of Žár
Coat of arms
Žár is located in Czech Republic
Žár
Žár
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 48°48′25″N 14°42′29″E / 48.80694°N 14.70806°E / 48.80694; 14.70806
Country Czech Republic
RegionSouth Bohemian
DistrictČeské Budějovice
First mentioned1186
Area
 • Total
15.06 km2 (5.81 sq mi)
Elevation
518 m (1,699 ft)
Population
 (2024-01-01)[1]
 • Total
363
 • Density24/km2 (62/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 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
  2. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
  3. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
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