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Bezdědovice

Coordinates: 49°26′39″N 13°52′48″E / 49.44417°N 13.88000°E / 49.44417; 13.88000
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Bezdědovice
Church of Saint John the Baptist in Paštiky
Church of Saint John the Baptist in Paštiky
Flag of Bezdědovice
Coat of arms of Bezdědovice
Bezdědovice is located in Czech Republic
Bezdědovice
Bezdědovice
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°26′39″N 13°52′48″E / 49.44417°N 13.88000°E / 49.44417; 13.88000
Country Czech Republic
RegionSouth Bohemian
DistrictStrakonice
First mentioned1186
Area
 • Total
5.81 km2 (2.24 sq mi)
Elevation
448 m (1,470 ft)
Population
 (2024-01-01)[1]
 • Total
389
 • Density67/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
388 01
Websitewww.bezdedovice.cz

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

Bezdědovice lies approximately 22 kilometres (14 mi) north of Strakonice, 69 km (43 mi) north-west of České Budějovice, and 81 km (50 mi) south-west of Prague.

Administrative parts

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The villages of Dobšice and Paštiky are administrative parts of Bezdědovice.

Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869574—    
1880643+12.0%
1890581−9.6%
1900589+1.4%
1910556−5.6%
1921492−11.5%
1930503+2.2%
1950403−19.9%
1961409+1.5%
1970380−7.1%
1980323−15.0%
1991324+0.3%
2001306−5.6%
2011340+11.1%
2021354+4.1%
Source: Censuses[2][3]

Sights

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The most valuable building is the Church of Saint John the Baptist, located in Paštiky. It was rebuilt i nthe Baroque style by the architect Kilian Ignaz Dientzenhofer in 1747–1752, on the order of Countess Serényi. The church is a single-aisled building ended in a rectangular presbytery with richly decorated cornices in a Rococo style. Next to the church is a cemetery with a mortuary chapel under which is the family crypt of the Hildprandt family. The chapel was also built by Dientzenhofer.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
  2. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
  3. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  4. ^ "Kostel sv. Jana Křtitele v Paštikách" (in Czech). CzechTourism. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
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