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Drhovy
Drhovy
Municipality
	Municipal office
	Flag Coat of arms
	Drhovy Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 49°44′21″N 14°13′57″E / 49.73917°N 14.23250°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Příbram
First mentioned	1653
Area
• Total	6.36 km2 (2.46 sq mi)
Elevation	410 m (1,350 ft)
Population (2026-01-01)
• Total	314
• Density	49.4/km2 (128/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	263 01
Website	www.drhovy.cz

Drhovy is a municipality and village in Příbram District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.

Administrative division

Drhovy consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):^[2]

Drhovy (223)
Homole (43)

Etymology

The name is derived from the surname Drha.^[3]

Geography

Drhovy is located about 17 kilometres (11 mi) east of Příbram and 35 km (22 mi) southwest of Prague. It lies in the Benešov Uplands. The highest point is the hill Libický vrch at 465 m (1,526 ft) above sea level. The brook Drhovský potok flows through the municipality and supplies the fishpond Drhovský rybník, located next to the built-up area.

History

The first written mention of Drhovy is from 1653.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	318	—
1880	334	+5.0%
1890	358	+7.2%
1900	330	−7.8%
1910	341	+3.3%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	358	+5.0%
1930	329	−8.1%
1950	245	−25.5%
1961	217	−11.4%
1970	200	−7.8%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	198	−1.0%
1991	211	+6.6%
2001	239	+13.3%
2011	253	+5.9%
2021	266	+5.1%

Source: Censuses^[4]^[5]

Transport

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights

The only protected cultural monument in the municipality is the wooden rural house No. 7. It was probably built at the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries. It is a preserved example of regional folk architecture.^[6]

A cultural landmark in the centre of Drhovy is the Chapel of Saint Peter.

References

↑ "Population in municipalities as at 1. 1". DataStat. Czech Statistical Office. 2026-05-18.
↑ "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
1 2 Profous, Antonín (1947). Místní jména v Čechách I: A–H (in Czech). pp. 469–470.
↑ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
↑ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
↑ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Drhovy". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2025-01-15.

External links

Official website

[1] "Population in municipalities as at 1. 1". DataStat. Czech Statistical Office. 2026-05-18.

[2] "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.

[profous-3] 1 2 Profous, Antonín (1947). Místní jména v Čechách I: A–H (in Czech). pp. 469–470.

[4] "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.

[5] "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

[6] "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Drhovy". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2025-01-15.

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