Velký Bor

Municipality in Plzeň, Czech Republic
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49°21′54″N 13°42′5″E / 49.36500°N 13.70139°E / 49.36500; 13.70139Country Czech RepublicRegionPlzeňDistrictKlatovyFirst mentioned1283Area
 • Total17.85 km2 (6.89 sq mi)Elevation
452 m (1,483 ft)Population
 (2023-01-01)[1]
 • Total568 • Density32/km2 (82/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code
341 01
Websitewww.sumavanet.cz/velkybor/

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

Velký Bor lies approximately 31 kilometres (19 mi) east of Klatovy, 49 km (30 mi) south-east of Plzeň, and 96 km (60 mi) south-west of Prague.

Administrative parts

The villages of Jetenovice and Slivonice are administrative parts of Velký Bor.

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
18691,091—    
18801,222+12.0%
18901,119−8.4%
19001,040−7.1%
19101,001−3.7%
1921963−3.8%
1930918−4.7%
1950709−22.8%
1961705−0.6%
1970629−10.8%
1980560−11.0%
1991551−1.6%
2001545−1.1%
2011556+2.0%
2021534−4.0%
Source: Censuses[2][3]

Notable people

  • Sylvester Krnka (1825–1903), rifle maker and inventor

References

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

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