Buk (Prachatice District)

Buk
Municipality
Chapel of Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows
Chapel of Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows
Flag of Buk
Flag
Coat of arms of Buk
Coat of arms
Buk is located in Czech Republic
Buk
Buk
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°2′17″N 13°50′43″E / 49.03806°N 13.84528°E / 49.03806; 13.84528
Country Czech Republic
RegionSouth Bohemian
DistrictPrachatice
First mentioned1299
Area
 • Total
25.79 km2 (9.96 sq mi)
Elevation
826 m (2,710 ft)
Population
 (2024-01-01)[1]
 • Total
309
 • Density12/km2 (31/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
383 01
Websitewww.obecbuk.cz

Buk is a municipality and village in Prachatice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.

Buk lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) west of Prachatice, 47 km (29 mi) west of České Budějovice, and 124 km (77 mi) south of Prague.

Administrative parts

The villages of Včelná pod Boubínem and Vyšovatka are administrative parts of Buk.

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869677—    
1880811+19.8%
1890787−3.0%
1900749−4.8%
1910733−2.1%
1921709−3.3%
1930679−4.2%
1950372−45.2%
1961378+1.6%
1970303−19.8%
1980263−13.2%
1991302+14.8%
2001284−6.0%
2011259−8.8%
2021296+14.3%
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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