Peč

Municipality in South Bohemian, Czech Republic

49°3′28″N 15°23′33″E / 49.05778°N 15.39250°E / 49.05778; 15.39250Country

Czech RepublicRegionSouth BohemianDistrict Jindřichův HradecFirst mentioned1305Area

• Total18.12 km² (7.00 sq mi)Elevation

481 m (1,578 ft)Population

(2023-01-01)^[1]

• Total492 • Density27/km² (70/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

380 01

Websitewww.pec-obec.cz

Peč is a municipality and village in Jindřichův Hradec District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.

Peč lies approximately 31 kilometres (19 mi) east of Jindřichův Hradec, 68 km (42 mi) east of České Budějovice, and 134 km (83 mi) south-east of Prague.

Administrative parts

The villages of Lidéřovice and Urbaneč are administrative parts of Peč.

History

The first written mention of Peč is from 1305.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1869	719	—
1880	750	+4.3%
1890	721	−3.9%
1900	706	−2.1%
1910	678	−4.0%
1921	681	+0.4%
1930	680	−0.1%
1950	532	−21.8%
1961	479	−10.0%
1970	471	−1.7%
1980	445	−5.5%
1991	400	−10.1%
2001	380	−5.0%
2011	406	+6.8%
2021	463	+14.0%
Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Peč. Retrieved 2022-04-01.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Jindřichův Hradec" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 11–12.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.