Ejpovice

Municipality in Plzeň, Czech Republic

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49°44′46″N 13°30′52″E / 49.74611°N 13.51444°E / 49.74611; 13.51444Country

Czech RepublicRegionPlzeňDistrictRokycanyFirst mentioned1331Area

• Total7.72 km² (2.98 sq mi)Elevation

347 m (1,138 ft)Population

(2024-01-01)^[1]

• Total799 • Density100/km² (270/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

337 01

Websitewww.ejpovice.cz

Ejpovice is a municipality and village in Rokycany District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 800 inhabitants.

Ejpovice lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) west of Rokycany, 11 km (7 mi) east of Plzeň, and 76 km (47 mi) south-west of Prague.

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1869	620	—
1880	659	+6.3%
1890	699	+6.1%
1900	657	−6.0%
1910	736	+12.0%
1921	765	+3.9%
1930	910	+19.0%
1950	843	−7.4%
1961	709	−15.9%
1970	568	−19.9%
1980	533	−6.2%
1991	520	−2.4%
2001	497	−4.4%
2011	642	+29.2%
2021	748	+16.5%
Source: Censuses^[2]^[3]

Transport

Ejpovice is located on the railway lines Klatovy–Beroun, Plzeň–Radnice and Přeštice–Hořovice.^[4] The Ejpovice Tunnel goes under the Chlum hill. The tunnel is 4,150 m (13,620 ft) long and it is the longest railway tunnel in the Czech Republic.

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Rokycany" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 1–2.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Detail stanice Ejpovice" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2023-08-14.