Svojšín
Municipality in Plzeň, Czech Republic
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Svojšín (German: Schweißing) is a municipality and village in Tachov District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.
Svojšín | |
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Svojšín Castle | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Svojšín Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°45′58″N 12°54′39″E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Plzeň |
| District | Tachov |
| First mentioned | 1177 |
| Area | |
• Total | 13.54 km2 (5.23 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 406 m (1,332 ft) |
| Population (2025-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 459 |
| • Density | 33.9/km2 (87.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 349 01 |
| Website | www |
Svojšín lies approximately 22 kilometres (14 mi) east of Tachov, 34 km (21 mi) west of Plzeň, and 115 km (71 mi) west of Prague.
Administrative division
Svojšín consists of four municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]
- Svojšín (378)
- Holyně (4)
- Nynkov (13)
- Řebří (43)
Demographics
Notable people
- Josef Wenig (1896–1981), German labour and political activist
