Kájov

Municipality in South Bohemian, Czech Republic

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48°48′39″N 14°15′31″E / 48.81083°N 14.25861°E / 48.81083; 14.25861Country

Czech RepublicRegionSouth BohemianDistrict Český KrumlovFirst mentioned1263Area

• Total49.92 km² (19.27 sq mi)Elevation

540 m (1,770 ft)Population

(2023-01-01)^[1]

• Total1,954 • Density39/km² (100/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

382 21

Websitewww.kajov.eu

Kájov (German: Gojau) is a municipality and village in Český Krumlov District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,000 inhabitants.

Kájov lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) west of Český Krumlov, 25 km (16 mi) south-west of České Budějovice, and 143 km (89 mi) south of Prague.

Administrative parts

The villages of Boletice, Kladenské Rovné, Kladné, Křenov, Lazec, Mezipotočí, Novosedly, Přelštice and Staré Dobrkovice are administrative parts of Kájov.

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,657	—
1880	1,669	+0.7%
1890	1,829	+9.6%
1900	1,852	+1.3%
1910	2,010	+8.5%
1921	2,045	+1.7%
1930	2,366	+15.7%
1950	1,493	−36.9%
1961	1,126	−24.6%
1970	1,122	−0.4%
1980	1,184	+5.5%
1991	1,166	−1.5%
2001	1,298	+11.3%
2011	1,753	+35.1%
2021	1,908	+8.8%
Source: Censuses^[2]^[3]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Český Krumlov" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 15–16.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.