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Kájov
South Bohemianvillage
Kájov
Total population
777
Demographic figures from Czech Statistical Office. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
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Overview
Kájov is a municipality and village in Český Krumlov District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,000 inhabitants.
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History
The first written mention of Kájov, Kladné and Křenov is from 1263, when King Ottokar II donated them to the newly established monastery in Zlatá Koruna. Other villages of the municipality were first documented between 1300 and 1470. Kájov was a property of the monastery until 1785, when the monastery was abolished. From 1785, it belonged to the Český Krumlov estate.
Geography
Kájov is located about west of Český Krumlov and southwest of České Budějovice. It lies in the Bohemian Forest Foothills. The highest point is near the top of the mountain Kleť at above sea level. The Polečnice Stream flows across the municipality. The village of Kájov is situated at its the confluence with the stream Chvalšinský potok. The northern part of the municipal territory lies within the Blanský les Protected Landscape Area.
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Nearby places in South Bohemian
- Novosedly0.9 mi away · pop. 92
- Staré Dobrkovice1.5 mi away · pop. 58
- Slavkov3.3 mi away · pop. 59
- Zahrádka4.9 mi away · pop. 24
- Polná na Šumavě5.1 mi away
- Rájov5.4 mi away · pop. 156
- Květušín5.9 mi away
- Třísov6.4 mi away · pop. 214
- Lhotka6.8 mi away · pop. 70
- Horní Třebonín7.5 mi away · pop. 29
- Nahořany7.6 mi away
- Březovík7.7 mi away · pop. 56
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
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Official Identifiers
ČSÚ — Czech Statistical Office
- RÚIAN code
- CZ545554
- Population (Wikidata)
- 1,971
- Wikidata
- Q1795250
RÚIAN obec ID via Wikidata P782
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikidata
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • ČSÚ — Czech Statistical Office — RÚIAN obec ID via Wikidata P782