Věšín

Věšín
Věšín
Municipality
	Chapel of Saint Francis of Assisi
	Flag Coat of arms
	Věšín Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 49°36′55″N 13°49′27″E / 49.61528°N 13.82417°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Příbram
First mentioned	1349
Area
• Total	41.11 km2 (15.87 sq mi)
Elevation	551 m (1,808 ft)
Population (2024-01-01)
• Total	699
• Density	17/km2 (44/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes	262 42, 262 43
Website	www.vesin.cz

Věšín is a municipality and village in Příbram District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The village of Buková is an administrative part of Věšín.

Etymology

The name is derived from the personal name Věška (shortened form of Vieceslav).^[2]

Geography

Věšín is located about 14 kilometres (9 mi) southwest of Příbram and 63 km (39 mi) southwest of Prague. Most of the municipal territory lies in the Brdy Highlands, but the village proper lies in the Benešov Uplands. The highest point is the secondary summit of the Praha mountain at 859 m (2,818 ft) above sea level. The Klabava River originates in the woods in the northern part of the municipal territory. The Buková Brook flows through the village of Buká and supplies a set of small fishponds there.

History

The first written mention of Věšín is from 1349, when it belonged to the Rožmitál estate. The village was founded in the second half of the 13th century.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,467	—
1880	1,619	+10.4%
1890	1,561	−3.6%
1900	1,488	−4.7%
1910	1,436	−3.5%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	1,380	−3.9%
1930	1,139	−17.5%
1950	851	−25.3%
1961	908	+6.7%
1970	830	−8.6%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	715	−13.9%
1991	657	−8.1%
2001	613	−6.7%
2011	659	+7.5%
2021	676	+2.6%

Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

Transport

The I/19 road (the section from Plzeň to Tábor) passes through the municipality.

Sights

There are no protected cultural monuments in the municipality.^[5] In the centre of Věšín is the Chapel of Saint Francis of Assisi. It was consecrated in 1905.^[2]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Vznik obce" (in Czech). Obec Věšín. Retrieved 2024-10-10.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Věšín". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-10-10.

External links

Official website

[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.

[history-2] "Vznik obce" (in Czech). Obec Věšín. Retrieved 2024-10-10.

[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.

[5] "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Věšín". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-10-10.

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