Petrovice u Sušice

Municipality in Plzeň, Czech Republic

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49°13′8″N 13°26′27″E / 49.21889°N 13.44083°E / 49.21889; 13.44083Country

Czech RepublicRegionPlzeňDistrictKlatovyFirst mentioned1319Area

• Total26.60 km² (10.27 sq mi)Elevation

558 m (1,831 ft)Population

(2023-01-01)^[1]

• Total631 • Density24/km² (61/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

342 01

Websitewww.petroviceususice.cz

Petrovice u Sušice is a municipality and village in Klatovy District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.

Petrovice u Sušice lies approximately 23 kilometres (14 mi) south-east of Klatovy, 59 km (37 mi) south of Plzeň, and 120 km (75 mi) south-west of Prague.

Administrative parts

The villages of Břetětice, Částkov, Chamutice, Dolní Kochánov, Františkova Ves, Jiřičná, Kojšice, Maršovice, Nová Víska, Pařezí, Posobice, Rovná, Strunkov, Svojšice, Trsice, Vojetice and Žikov are administrative parts of Petrovice u Sušice.

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,933	—
1880	1,954	+1.1%
1890	1,908	−2.4%
1900	1,876	−1.7%
1910	1,803	−3.9%
1921	1,764	−2.2%
1930	1,501	−14.9%
1950	977	−34.9%
1961	1,043	+6.8%
1970	897	−14.0%
1980	820	−8.6%
1991	707	−13.8%
2001	674	−4.7%
2011	580	−13.9%
2021	607	+4.7%
Source: Censuses^[2]^[3]

Gallery

Church of Saints Peter and Paul
Church of Saint John the Baptist in Svojšice

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Klatovy" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 21–22.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.