Drhovy

Drhovy
Municipality
Municipal office
Flag Coat of arms
Drhovy Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°44′21″N 14°13′57″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Příbram
First mentioned	1653
Area
• Total	6.36 km^2 (2.46 sq mi)
Elevation	410 m (1,350 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	292
• Density	46/km^2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	263 01
Website	www.drhovy.cz

Drhovy is a municipality and village in Příbram District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.

Administrative division

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

• Drhovy (223)
• Homole (43)

Etymology

The name is derived from the surname Drha.[3]

Geography

Drhovy is located about 17 kilometres (11 mi) east of Příbram and 35 km (22 mi) southwest of Prague. It lies in the Benešov Uplands. The highest point is the hill Libický vrch at 465 m (1,526 ft) above sea level. The brook Drhovský potok flows through the municipality and supplies the fishpond Drhovský rybník, located next to the built-up area.

History

The first written mention of Drhovy is from 1653.[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 318 —     1880 334 +5.0% 1890 358 +7.2% 1900 330 −7.8% 1910 341 +3.3%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 358 +5.0% 1930 329 −8.1% 1950 245 −25.5% 1961 217 −11.4% 1970 200 −7.8%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 198 −1.0% 1991 211 +6.6% 2001 239 +13.3% 2011 253 +5.9% 2021 266 +5.1%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

Transport

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights

Chapel of Saint Peter

The only protected cultural monument in the municipality is the wooden rural house No. 7. It was probably built at the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries. It is a preserved example of regional folk architecture.[6]

A landmark of the centre of Drhovy is the Chapel of Saint Peter.

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. Profous, Antonín (1947). Místní jména v Čechách I: A–H (in Czech). pp. 469–470.
4. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
5. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
6. "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Drhovy". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2025-01-15.

External links

• Official website