Svojšín

Municipality in Plzeň, Czech Republic

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49°45′58″N 12°54′39″E / 49.76611°N 12.91083°E / 49.76611; 12.91083Country

Czech RepublicRegionPlzeňDistrictTachovFirst mentioned1177Area

• Total13.54 km² (5.23 sq mi)Elevation

406 m (1,332 ft)Population

(2023-01-01)^[1]

• Total456 • Density34/km² (87/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

349 01

Websitewww.svojsin.cz

Svojšín (German: Schweißing) is a municipality and village in Tachov District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.

Svojšín lies approximately 22 kilometres (14 mi) east of Tachov, 34 km (21 mi) west of Plzeň, and 115 km (71 mi) west of Prague.

Administrative parts

The villages of Holyně, Nynkov and Řebří are administrative parts of Svojšín.

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1869	971	—
1880	765	−21.2%
1890	824	+7.7%
1900	819	−0.6%
1910	771	−5.9%
1921	817	+6.0%
1930	977	+19.6%
1950	434	−55.6%
1961	514	+18.4%
1970	466	−9.3%
1980	457	−1.9%
1991	435	−4.8%
2001	441	+1.4%
2011	402	−8.8%
2021	438	+9.0%
Source: Censuses^[2]^[3]

Notable people

Josef Wenig (1896–1981), German labour and political activist

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Tachov" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 17–18.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.