Babylon (Domažlice District)

Municipality in Plzeň, Czech Republic

Babylon

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Babylon

Location in the Czech Republic

Coordinates: 49°23′56″N 12°51′46″E﻿ / ﻿49.39889°N 12.86278°E﻿ / 49.39889; 12.86278
Country|  Czech Republic
Region| Plzeň
District| Domažlice
First mentioned| 1587
Area

• Total

| 6.65 km2 (2.57 sq mi)
Elevation

| 473 m (1,552 ft)
Population

(2024-01-01)[1]

• Total

| 371
• Density| 56/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code|

344 01

Website| www.babylon-obec.cz

Babylon (German: Babilon) is a municipality and village in Domažlice District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.

Babylon lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) south-west of Domažlice, 55 km (34 mi) south-west of Plzeň, and 137 km (85 mi) south-west of Prague.

## Demographics

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Historical populationYear| Pop.| ±%

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1869| 177| —
1880| 170| −4.0%
1890| 160| −5.9%
1900| 182| +13.7%
1910| 194| +6.6%
1921| 201| +3.6%
1930| 192| −4.5%
1950| 318| +65.6%
1961| 236| −25.8%
1970| 213| −9.7%
1980| 205| −3.8%
1991| 242| +18.0%
2001| 279| +15.3%
2011| 296| +6.1%
2021| 317| +7.1%
Source: Censuses[2][3]

## References

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1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
3. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

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Towns, market towns and villages of Domažlice District

* Babylon
* Bělá nad Radbuzou
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* Brnířov
* Čermná
* Česká Kubice
* Chocomyšl
* Chodov
* Chodská Lhota
* Chrastavice
* Díly
* Domažlice
* Drahotín
* Draženov
* Hlohová
* Hlohovčice
* Hora Svatého Václava
* Horšovský Týn
* Hostouň
* Hradiště
* Hvožďany
* Kanice
* Kaničky
* Kdyně
* Klenčí pod Čerchovem
* Koloveč
* Kout na Šumavě
* Křenovy
* Libkov
* Loučim
* Luženičky
* Meclov
* Mezholezy (Domažlice)
* Mezholezy (Horšovský Týn)
* Milavče
* Mířkov
* Mnichov
* Močerady
* Mrákov
* Mutěnín
* Nemanice
* Němčice
* Nevolice
* Nová Ves
* Nový Kramolín
* Osvračín
* Otov
* Pařezov
* Pasečnice
* Pec
* Pelechy
* Poběžovice
* Pocinovice
* Poděvousy
* Postřekov
* Puclice
* Rybník
* Semněvice
* Spáňov
* Srbice
* Srby
* Staňkov
* Stráž
* Tlumačov
* Trhanov
* Úboč
* Újezd
* Únějovice
* Úsilov
* Velký Malahov
* Vidice
* Vlkanov
* Všepadly
* Všeruby
* Zahořany
* Ždánov

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