Benešovice

Benešovice
Municipality
Chapel of the Virgin Mary
Flag Coat of arms
Benešovice Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°43′37″N 12°54′6″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Plzeň
District	Tachov
First mentioned	1115
Area
• Total	17.17 km^2 (6.63 sq mi)
Elevation	492 m (1,614 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	237
• Density	14/km^2 (36/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	349 01
Website	www.benesovice.cz

Benešovice is a municipality and village in Tachov District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants.

Benešovice lies approximately 23 kilometres (14 mi) south-east of Tachov, 35 km (22 mi) west of Plzeň, and 117 km (73 mi) west of Prague.

Administrative division

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

• Benešovice (142)
• Lom u Stříbra (60)

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	594	—
1880	640	+7.7%
1890	663	+3.6%
1900	675	+1.8%
1910	682	+1.0%
1921	686	+0.6%
1930	675	−1.6%
1950	265	−60.7%
1961	260	−1.9%
1970	267	+2.7%
1980	213	−20.2%
1991	180	−15.5%
2001	156	−13.3%
2011	183	+17.3%
2021	202	+10.4%
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