Bečov
Bečov | |
|---|---|
Bečov seen from the north | |
| Coordinates: 50°26′59″N 13°43′5″E / 50.44972°N 13.71806°E | |
| Country | |
| Region | Ústí nad Labem |
| District | Most |
| First mentioned | 1327 |
| Area | |
• Total | 28.23 km2 (10.90 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 255 m (837 ft) |
| Population (2025-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 1,389 |
| • Density | 49.20/km2 (127.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 435 26 |
| Website | www |
Bečov (German: Hochpetsch) is a municipality and village in Most District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,400 inhabitants.
Bečov lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) south-east of Most, 33 km (21 mi) south-west of Ústí nad Labem, and 65 km (40 mi) north-west of Prague.
Administrative division
[edit]Bečov consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]
- Bečov (1,301)
- Milá (31)
- Zaječice (30)
Demographics
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1869 | 1,368 | — |
| 1880 | 1,642 | +20.0% |
| 1890 | 1,614 | −1.7% |
| 1900 | 1,599 | −0.9% |
| 1910 | 1,999 | +25.0% |
| 1921 | 1,975 | −1.2% |
| 1930 | 1,999 | +1.2% |
| 1950 | 1,333 | −33.3% |
| 1961 | 1,323 | −0.8% |
| 1970 | 973 | −26.5% |
| 1980 | 1,989 | +104.4% |
| 1991 | 1,804 | −9.3% |
| 2001 | 2,079 | +15.2% |
| 2011 | 1,630 | −21.6% |
| 2021 | 1,362 | −16.4% |
| Source: Censuses[3][4] | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2025". Czech Statistical Office. 2025-05-16.
- ^ "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
External links
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