Poděvousy

Poděvousy
Poděvousy
Municipality
	Main street
	Coat of arms
	Poděvousy Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 49°31′39″N 13°7′52″E / 49.52750°N 13.13111°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Plzeň
District	Domažlice
First mentioned	1115
Area
• Total	2.73 km2 (1.05 sq mi)
Elevation	447 m (1,467 ft)
Population (2023-01-01)
• Total	236
• Density	86/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	345 61
Website	www.podevousy.cz

Poděvousy is a municipality and village in Domažlice District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants.

Etymology[edit]

The name is derived from poděvous, which is an old Czech word for a person who pohodil vousy ("shed his beard"). So it designated a village of shaved people.^[2]

Geography[edit]

Poděvousy is located about 17 kilometres (11 mi) northeast of Domažlice and 27 km (17 mi) southwest of Plzeň. It lies on the border between the Švihov Highlands and Plasy Uplands. The highest point is at 476 m (1,562 ft) above sea level.

History[edit]

The first written mention of Poděvousy is from 1115.^[3]

Demographics[edit]

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	346	—
1880	348	+0.6%
1890	368	+5.7%
1900	396	+7.6%
1910	429	+8.3%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	484	+12.8%
1930	422	−12.8%
1950	360	−14.7%
1961	357	−0.8%
1970	335	−6.2%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	293	−12.5%
1991	248	−15.4%
2001	258	+4.0%
2011	226	−12.4%
2021	231	+2.2%

Source: Censuses^[4]^[5]

Transport[edit]

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights[edit]

Poděvousy is poor in monuments. The only protected cultural monument is a rural house from the first half of the 19th century.^[6] A landmark is the Chapel of Saint John of Nepomuk in the centre of Poděvousy.^[3]

References[edit]

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ Profous, Antonín (1951). Místní jména v Čechách III: M–Ř (in Czech). p. 395.
^ ^a ^b "Obec Poděvousy" (in Czech). Obec Poděvousy. Retrieved 2022-07-07.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Domažlice" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 13–14.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Poděvousy". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-03-11.

External links[edit]

Official website

[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.

[2] Profous, Antonín (1951). Místní jména v Čechách III: M–Ř (in Czech). p. 395.

[history-3] "Obec Poděvousy" (in Czech). Obec Poděvousy. Retrieved 2022-07-07.

[4] "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Domažlice" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 13–14.

[5] "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

[6] "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Poděvousy". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-03-11.

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