Velký Bor

Velký Bor
Municipality
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Velký Bor Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°21′54″N 13°42′5″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Plzeň
District	Klatovy
First mentioned	1283
Area
• Total	17.85 km^2 (6.89 sq mi)
Elevation	452 m (1,483 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	571
• Density	32/km^2 (83/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	341 01
Website	www.sumavanet.cz/velkybor/

Velký Bor is a municipality and village in Klatovy District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.

Velký Bor lies approximately 31 kilometres (19 mi) east of Klatovy, 49 km (30 mi) south-east of Plzeň, and 96 km (60 mi) south-west of Prague.

Administrative parts

The villages of Jetenovice and Slivonice are administrative parts of Velký Bor.

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,091	—
1880	1,222	+12.0%
1890	1,119	−8.4%
1900	1,040	−7.1%
1910	1,001	−3.7%
1921	963	−3.8%
1930	918	−4.7%
1950	709	−22.8%
1961	705	−0.6%
1970	629	−10.8%
1980	560	−11.0%
1991	551	−1.6%
2001	545	−1.1%
2011	556	+2.0%
2021	534	−4.0%
Source: Censuses[2][3]

Notable people

• Sylvester Krnka (1825–1903), rifle maker and inventor

References

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.

External links

• Official website