Břehov

Municipality in South Bohemian, Czech Republic

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49°1′21″N 14°19′50″E / 49.02250°N 14.33056°E / 49.02250; 14.33056Country

Czech RepublicRegionSouth BohemianDistrict České BudějoviceFirst mentioned1378Area

• Total10.12 km² (3.91 sq mi)Elevation

403 m (1,322 ft)Population

(2024-01-01)^[1]

• Total171 • Density17/km² (44/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

373 41

Websitewww.brehov.cz

Břehov (German: Schwiehalm) is a municipality and village in České Budějovice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants. The village is well preserved and is protected by law as a village monument zone.

Břehov lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) north-west of České Budějovice and 119 km (74 mi) south of Prague.

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1869	211	—
1880	265	+25.6%
1890	255	−3.8%
1900	267	+4.7%
1910	230	−13.9%
1921	234	+1.7%
1930	240	+2.6%
1950	150	−37.5%
1961	151	+0.7%
1970	124	−17.9%
1980	118	−4.8%
1991	106	−10.2%
2001	108	+1.9%
2011	143	+32.4%
2021	172	+20.3%
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 České Budějovice" (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.