Rapšach

Municipality in South Bohemian, Czech Republic

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48°52′45″N 14°55′58″E / 48.87917°N 14.93278°E / 48.87917; 14.93278Country

Czech RepublicRegionSouth BohemianDistrict Jindřichův HradecFirst mentioned1338Area

• Total28.35 km² (10.95 sq mi)Elevation

472 m (1,549 ft)Population

(2023-01-01)^[1]

• Total652 • Density23/km² (60/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

378 07

Websitewww.obec-rapsach.cz

Rapšach is a municipality and village in Jindřichův Hradec District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants.

Rapšach lies approximately 31 kilometres (19 mi) south of Jindřichův Hradec, 37 km (23 mi) east of České Budějovice, and 140 km (87 mi) south of Prague.

Administrative parts

The village of Nová Ves u Klikova is an administrative part of Rapšach.

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1869	2,104	—
1880	2,636	+25.3%
1890	2,746	+4.2%
1900	2,864	+4.3%
1910	2,912	+1.7%
1921	2,661	−8.6%
1930	2,270	−14.7%
1950	1,471	−35.2%
1961	751	−48.9%
1970	741	−1.3%
1980	655	−11.6%
1991	564	−13.9%
2001	550	−2.5%
2011	568	+3.3%
2021	614	+8.1%
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 Jindřichův Hradec" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 13–14.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.