Velké Hydčice

Municipality in Plzeň, Czech Republic

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49°17′57″N 13°40′5″E / 49.29917°N 13.66806°E / 49.29917; 13.66806Country

Czech RepublicRegionPlzeňDistrictKlatovyFirst mentioned1045Area

• Total5.11 km² (1.97 sq mi)Elevation

343 m (1,125 ft)Population

(2023-01-01)^[1]

• Total247 • Density48/km² (130/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

341 01

Websitewww.velkehydcice.cz

Velké Hydčice is a municipality and village in Klatovy District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants. The historic centre of the village is well preserved and is protected by law as a village monument zone.

Velké Hydčice lies approximately 30 kilometres (19 mi) east of Klatovy, 55 km (34 mi) south-east of Plzeň, and 103 km (64 mi) south-west of Prague.

History

The first written mention of Velké Hydčice is from 1045, when it was property of the Břevnov Monastery.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1869	190	—
1880	194	+2.1%
1890	266	+37.1%
1900	305	+14.7%
1910	385	+26.2%
1921	352	−8.6%
1930	316	−10.2%
1950	235	−25.6%
1961	343	+46.0%
1970	304	−11.4%
1980	280	−7.9%
1991	242	−13.6%
2001	229	−5.4%
2011	237	+3.5%
2021	244	+3.0%
Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Velké Hydčice. Retrieved 2022-12-09.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Klatovy" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 31–32.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.