Buk (Prachatice District)

Coordinates: 49°2′17″N 13°50′43″E / 49.03806°N 13.84528°E / 49.03806; 13.84528
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Buk
Chapel of Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows
Chapel of Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows
Flag of Buk
Coat of arms of Buk
Buk is located in Czech Republic
Buk
Buk
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°2′17″N 13°50′43″E / 49.03806°N 13.84528°E / 49.03806; 13.84528
Country Czech Republic
RegionSouth Bohemian
DistrictPrachatice
First mentioned1299
Area
 • Total25.79 km2 (9.96 sq mi)
Elevation
826 m (2,710 ft)
Population
 (2023-01-01)[1]
 • Total318
 • Density12/km2 (32/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
383 01
Websitewww.obecbuk.cz

Buk is a municipality and village in Prachatice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.

Buk lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) west of Prachatice, 47 km (29 mi) west of České Budějovice, and 124 km (77 mi) south of Prague.

Administrative parts[edit]

The villages of Včelná pod Boubínem and Vyšovatka are administrative parts of Buk.

Demographics[edit]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869677—    
1880811+19.8%
1890787−3.0%
1900749−4.8%
1910733−2.1%
1921709−3.3%
1930679−4.2%
1950372−45.2%
1961378+1.6%
1970303−19.8%
1980263−13.2%
1991302+14.8%
2001284−6.0%
2011259−8.8%
2021296+14.3%
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.