Pačejov
Velešice, a part of Pačejov
Velešice, a part of Pačejov
Flag of Pačejov
Coat of arms of Pačejov
Pačejov is located in Czech Republic
Pačejov
Pačejov
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°22′23″N 13°37′58″E / 49.37306°N 13.63278°E / 49.37306; 13.63278
Country Czech Republic
RegionPlzeň
DistrictKlatovy
First mentioned1227
Area
  Total16.64 km2 (6.42 sq mi)
Elevation
548 m (1,798 ft)
Population
 (2023-01-01)[1]
  Total706
  Density42/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
341 01
Websitewww.pacejov.cz

Pačejov is a municipality and village in Klatovy District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants.

Pačejov lies approximately 27 kilometres (17 mi) east of Klatovy, 46 km (29 mi) south-east of Plzeň, and 97 km (60 mi) south-west of Prague.

Administrative parts

Villages of Pačejov-nádraží, Strážovice, Týřovice and Velešice are administrative parts of Pačejov.

History

The first written mention of Pačejov is in a deed of Ottokar I of Bohemia from 1227.[2]

According to parish records, immigrants born in Pačejov were some of the highest-represented groups of the St. Wenceslaus Church in Baltimore.[3]

References

  1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
  2. "Historie, současnost" (in Czech). Obec Pačejov. Retrieved 2022-11-08.
  3. "St. Wenceslaus Church CollectionMSA SC 2569M 1675A Publication of the Archives of Maryland Online Index". msa.maryland.gov. Retrieved 2020-04-12.


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