Poděvousy

Poděvousy
Municipality
Poděvousy
Coordinates: 49°31′42″N 13°7′45″E / 49.52833°N 13.12917°ECoordinates: 49°31′42″N 13°7′45″E / 49.52833°N 13.12917°E
Country  Czech Republic
Region Plzeň
District Domažlice
Area
  Total 2.72 km2 (1.05 sq mi)
Elevation 447 m (1,467 ft)
Population (2006)
  Total 248
  Density 91/km2 (240/sq mi)
Postal code 345 61
Website http://www.podevousy.cz

Poděvousy is a village and municipality (obec) in Domažlice District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic.

The municipality covers an area of 2.72 square kilometres (1.05 sq mi), and has a population of 248 (as of 3 July 2006).

Poděvousy lies approximately 18 kilometres (11 mi) north-east of Domažlice, 31 km (19 mi) south-west of Plzeň, and 112 km (70 mi) south-west of Prague.

Despite an unclear history, experts conclude early Feudal origin of the village. After creating a new system of political governance from 1850, it became an independent municipality in Poděvousy political district. Since the reorganization of government in 1960, it became part of the district Poděvousy Domazlice. Currently, the village has 107 houses, of which 76 are occupied and 31 are permanently uninhabited.

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