Bžany (Teplice District)

Bžany
Municipality
Centre of Bžany
Flag Coat of arms
Bžany Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°35′22″N 13°52′44″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Ústí nad Labem
District	Teplice
First mentioned	1303
Area
• Total	11.15 km^2 (4.31 sq mi)
Elevation	230 m (750 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	917
• Density	82/km^2 (210/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	415 01
Website	www.bzany.cz

Bžany (until 1921 Vebžany; German: Webeschan) is a municipality and village in Teplice District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants.

Bžany lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) south-east of Teplice, 14 km (9 mi) south-west of Ústí nad Labem, and 68 km (42 mi) north-west of Prague.

Administrative division

Bžany consists of eight municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]

• Bžany (204)
• Bukovice (69)
• Hradiště (203)
• Lbín (105)
• Lhenice (98)
• Lysec (93)
• Mošnov (71)
• Pytlíkov (41)

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,184	—
1880	1,423	+20.2%
1890	1,489	+4.6%
1900	1,716	+15.2%
1910	2,048	+19.3%
1921	2,124	+3.7%
1930	2,208	+4.0%
1950	1,351	−38.8%
1961	1,304	−3.5%
1970	1,138	−12.7%
1980	916	−19.5%
1991	663	−27.6%
2001	705	+6.3%
2011	812	+15.2%
2021	884	+8.9%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
3. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
4. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

External links

• Official website