Hvozdec (Beroun District)

Hvozdec
Municipality
Municipal office in the centre of Hvozdec
Flag Coat of arms
Hvozdec Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°48′26″N13°52′49″E / 49.80722°N 13.88028°E / 49.80722; 13.88028
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Beroun
First mentioned	1543
Area
• Total	4.46 km2 (1.72 sq mi)
Elevation	516 m (1,693 ft)
Population  (2025-01-01) [1]
• Total	266
• Density	60/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	267 62
Website	www.obec-hvozdec.cz

Hvozdec is a municipality and village in Beroun District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.

Hvozdec is located about 22 kilometres (14 mi) southwest of Beroun and 50 km (31 mi) southwest of Prague.

Administrative division

Hvozdec consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): ^[2]

• Hvozdec (198)
• Mrtník (59)

History

The first written mention of Hvozdec is from 1543. ^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	510	—
1880	442	−13.3%
1890	476	+7.7%
1900	497	+4.4%
1910	511	+2.8%
1921	528	+3.3%
1930	508	−3.8%
1950	424	−16.5%
1961	403	−5.0%
1970	374	−7.2%
1980	292	−21.9%
1991	213	−27.1%
2001	214	+0.5%
2011	249	+16.4%
2021	257	+3.2%
Source: Censuses [4] [5]

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2025". Czech Statistical Office. 2025-05-16.
2. "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
3. "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Hvozdec. Retrieved 2022-05-13.
4. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
5. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

External links

• Official website