Šumavské Hoštice

Municipality in South Bohemian, Czech Republic

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49°2′22″N 13°52′20″E / 49.03944°N 13.87222°E / 49.03944; 13.87222Country

Czech RepublicRegionSouth BohemianDistrictPrachaticeFirst mentioned1352Area

• Total8.36 km² (3.23 sq mi)Elevation

765 m (2,510 ft)Population

(2023-01-01)^[1]

• Total418 • Density50/km² (130/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

384 71

Websitewww.sumavskehostice.cz

Šumavské Hoštice is a municipality and village in Prachatice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.

Šumavské Hoštice lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) west of Prachatice, 45 km (28 mi) west of České Budějovice, and 123 km (76 mi) south of Prague.

Administrative parts

The villages of Kosmo, Škarez 2.díl and Vojslavice are administrative parts of Šumavské Hoštice.

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1869	726	—
1880	710	−2.2%
1890	716	+0.8%
1900	767	+7.1%
1910	714	−6.9%
1921	662	−7.3%
1930	656	−0.9%
1950	489	−25.5%
1961	461	−5.7%
1970	408	−11.5%
1980	376	−7.8%
1991	367	−2.4%
2001	395	+7.6%
2011	391	−1.0%
2021	419	+7.2%
Source: Censuses^[2]^[3]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Prachatice" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 15–16.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.