Dolany (Klatovy District)

Dolany
Municipality
Centre of Dolany
Coat of arms
Dolany Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°26′36″N 13°14′53″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Plzeň
District	Klatovy
First mentioned	1232
Area
• Total	25.29 km^2 (9.76 sq mi)
Elevation	387 m (1,270 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	963
• Density	38/km^2 (99/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	339 01
Website	www.obec-dolany.cz

Dolany is a municipality and village in Klatovy District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,000 inhabitants.

Dolany lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) north-west of Klatovy, 35 km (22 mi) south of Plzeň, and 111 km (69 mi) south-west of Prague.

Administrative parts

Chapel of Saint Anne in Svrčovec

The villages of Andělice, Balkovy, Komošín, Malechov, Řakom, Sekrýt, Svrčovec and Výrov are administrative parts of Dolany.

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,714	—
1880	1,753	+2.3%
1890	1,725	−1.6%
1900	1,701	−1.4%
1910	1,761	+3.5%
1921	1,746	−0.9%
1930	1,577	−9.7%
1950	1,159	−26.5%
1961	1,191	+2.8%
1970	1,000	−16.0%
1980	882	−11.8%
1991	764	−13.4%
2001	730	−4.5%
2011	814	+11.5%
2021	923	+13.4%
Source: Censuses[2][3]

Notable people

• Franz von Pitha (1810–1875), Austrian surgeon

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.

External links

• Official website