Břežany (Klatovy District)

Municipality in Plzeň, Czech Republic

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49°20′56″N 13°37′3″E / 49.34889°N 13.61750°E / 49.34889; 13.61750Country

Czech RepublicRegionPlzeňDistrictKlatovyFirst mentioned1319Area

• Total10.44 km² (4.03 sq mi)Elevation

488 m (1,601 ft)Population

(2024-01-01)^[1]

• Total209 • Density20/km² (52/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

341 01

Websitewww.brezany-obec.cz

Břežany 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.

Břežany lies approximately 25 kilometres (16 mi) east of Klatovy, 48 km (30 mi) south of Plzeň, and 101 km (63 mi) south-west of Prague.

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1869	668	—
1880	717	+7.3%
1890	686	−4.3%
1900	669	−2.5%
1910	663	−0.9%
1921	638	−3.8%
1930	577	−9.6%
1950	395	−31.5%
1961	362	−8.4%
1970	324	−10.5%
1980	235	−27.5%
1991	182	−22.6%
2001	155	−14.8%
2011	180	+16.1%
2021	190	+5.6%
Source: Censuses^[2]^[3]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Klatovy" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 1–2.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.