Bedihošť

Municipality in Olomouc, Czech Republic

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49°26′54″N 17°9′59″E / 49.44833°N 17.16639°E / 49.44833; 17.16639Country

Czech RepublicRegionOlomoucDistrict ProstějovFirst mentioned1275Area

• Total6.47 km² (2.50 sq mi)Elevation

209 m (686 ft)Population

(2023-01-01)^[1]

• Total1,111 • Density170/km² (440/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

798 21

Websitewww.bedihost.eu

Bedihošť (Czech pronunciation: [ˈbɛɟɪɦoʃc]) is a municipality and village in Prostějov District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,100 inhabitants.

Bedihošť lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) south-east of Prostějov, 18 km (11 mi) south of Olomouc, and 210 km (130 mi) east of Prague.

History

The first written mention of Bedihošť is from 1275.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1869	891	—
1880	1,064	+19.4%
1890	1,099	+3.3%
1900	1,063	−3.3%
1910	1,406	+32.3%
1921	1,441	+2.5%
1930	1,528	+6.0%
1950	1,198	−21.6%
1961	1,239	+3.4%
1970	1,050	−15.3%
1980	1,109	+5.6%
1991	1,026	−7.5%
2001	1,051	+2.4%
2011	1,019	−3.0%
2021	1,099	+7.9%
Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

Sights

Among the main landmarks are the Chapel of Saint Wenceslaus and the Chapel of Saint Florian.

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Bedihošť. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Prostějov" (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.