Dešov

Municipality in Vysočina, Czech Republic

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48°59′8″N 15°42′5″E / 48.98556°N 15.70139°E / 48.98556; 15.70139Country

Czech RepublicRegion Vysočina District TřebíčFirst mentioned1345Area

• Total22.46 km² (8.67 sq mi)Elevation

464 m (1,522 ft)Population

(2023-01-01)^[1]

• Total453 • Density20/km² (52/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

675 33

Websitewww.desov.cz

Dešov is a municipality and village in Třebíč District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants. The village is well preserved and is protected by law as a village monument reservation.

Dešov lies approximately 30 kilometres (19 mi) south-west of Třebíč, 47 km (29 mi) south of Jihlava, and 154 km (96 mi) south-east of Prague.

History

The first written mention of Dešov is from 1345.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1869	720	—
1880	731	+1.5%
1890	736	+0.7%
1900	774	+5.2%
1910	785	+1.4%
1921	825	+5.1%
1930	803	−2.7%
1950	684	−14.8%
1961	675	−1.3%
1970	608	−9.9%
1980	529	−13.0%
1991	458	−13.4%
2001	432	−5.7%
2011	408	−5.6%
2021	407	−0.2%
Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Dešov. Retrieved 2022-04-28.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Třebíč" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 3–4.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.