Kájov

Kájov
Municipality
Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary
Flag Coat of arms
Kájov Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 48°48′39″N 14°15′31″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	South Bohemian
District	Český Krumlov
First mentioned	1263
Area
• Total	49.92 km^2 (19.27 sq mi)
Elevation	540 m (1,770 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	1,996
• Density	40/km^2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	382 21
Website	www.kajov.eu

Kájov (German: Gojau) is a municipality and village in Český Krumlov District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,000 inhabitants.

Kájov lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) west of Český Krumlov, 25 km (16 mi) south-west of České Budějovice, and 143 km (89 mi) south of Prague.

Administrative parts

The villages of Boletice, Kladenské Rovné, Kladné, Křenov, Lazec, Mezipotočí, Novosedly, Přelštice and Staré Dobrkovice are administrative parts of Kájov.

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,657	—
1880	1,669	+0.7%
1890	1,829	+9.6%
1900	1,852	+1.3%
1910	2,010	+8.5%
1921	2,045	+1.7%
1930	2,366	+15.7%
1950	1,493	−36.9%
1961	1,126	−24.6%
1970	1,122	−0.4%
1980	1,184	+5.5%
1991	1,166	−1.5%
2001	1,298	+11.3%
2011	1,753	+35.1%
2021	1,908	+8.8%
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.

External links

• Official website