Babice (Prachatice District)

Coordinates: 49°1′29″N 14°14′15″E / 49.02472°N 14.23750°E / 49.02472; 14.23750
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Babice
Centre of Babice
Centre of Babice
Flag of Babice
Coat of arms of Babice
Babice is located in Czech Republic
Babice
Babice
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°1′29″N 14°14′15″E / 49.02472°N 14.23750°E / 49.02472; 14.23750
Country Czech Republic
RegionSouth Bohemian
DistrictPrachatice
First mentioned1259
Area
 • Total5.80 km2 (2.24 sq mi)
Elevation
447 m (1,467 ft)
Population
 (2023-01-01)[1]
 • Total153
 • Density26/km2 (68/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
384 11
Websitewww.babicept.cz

Babice (German: Bowitz) is a municipality and village in Prachatice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants.

Babice lies approximately 17 kilometres (11 mi) east of Prachatice, 20 km (12 mi) west of České Budějovice, and 119 km (74 mi) south of Prague.

Administrative parts[edit]

The hamlet of Zvěřetice is an administrative part of Babice.

Demographics[edit]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869295—    
1880316+7.1%
1890269−14.9%
1900253−5.9%
1910271+7.1%
1921276+1.8%
1930254−8.0%
1950160−37.0%
1961143−10.6%
1970117−18.2%
198065−44.4%
199162−4.6%
200178+25.8%
201188+12.8%
2021134+52.3%
Source: Censuses[2][3]

References[edit]

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

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