Hrádek (Klatovy District)

Hrádek
Municipality
View from the southeast
Flag Coat of arms
Hrádek Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°15′49″N 13°29′43″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Plzeň
District	Klatovy
First mentioned	1298
Area
• Total	36.90 km^2 (14.25 sq mi)
Elevation	485 m (1,591 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	1,357
• Density	37/km^2 (95/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes	342 01
Website	www.hradekususice.cz

Hrádek is a municipality and village in Klatovy District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,400 inhabitants.

Hrádek lies approximately 22 kilometres (14 mi) south-east of Klatovy, 55 km (34 mi) south of Plzeň, and 114 km (71 mi) south-west of Prague.

Administrative division

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

• Hrádek (709)
• Čejkovy (150)
• Čermná (106)
• Kašovice (41)
• Odolenov (43)
• Tedražice (183)
• Zbynice (75)

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	2,724	—
1880	2,614	−4.0%
1890	2,772	+6.0%
1900	2,624	−5.3%
1910	2,567	−2.2%
1921	2,556	−0.4%
1930	2,468	−3.4%
1950	1,906	−22.8%
1961	1,901	−0.3%
1970	1,678	−11.7%
1980	1,451	−13.5%
1991	1,331	−8.3%
2001	1,327	−0.3%
2011	1,360	+2.5%
2021	1,307	−3.9%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Gallery

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  Hrádek Castle
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  Area in front of the castle
• 
  Church of Saint Lawrence

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
3. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
4. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

External links

• Official website