Pšov

Pšov (German: Schaub) is a municipality and village in Karlovy Vary District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.

Pšov
Municipality
Chapel of the Sacred Heart
Flag Coat of arms
Pšov Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°3′6″N 13°10′15″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Karlovy Vary
District	Karlovy Vary
First mentioned	1513
Area
• Total	48.70 km2 (18.80 sq mi)
Elevation	526 m (1,726 ft)
Population  (2025-01-01)[1]
• Total	608
• Density	12/km2 (32/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	364 52
Website	www.psov.cz

Administrative division

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

• Pšov (122)
• Borek (23)
• Chlum (43)
• Kobylé (32)
• Kolešov (2)
• Močidlec (74)
• Novosedly (225)
• Semtěš (27)

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,903	—
1880	2,000	+5.1%
1890	1,874	−6.3%
1900	1,758	−6.2%
1910	1,853	+5.4%
1921	1,894	+2.2%
1930	1,866	−1.5%
1950	864	−53.7%
1961	889	+2.9%
1970	857	−3.6%
1980	746	−13.0%
1991	629	−15.7%
2001	608	−3.3%
2011	578	−4.9%
2021	548	−5.2%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Sights

Church of Saint James the Great

The most important historical monuments in the municipality are the three churches. The Church of Saint Giles in Chlum was originally a Gothic building from the first half of the 14th century. In 1758, it was rebuilt in the Baroque style and the tower was added.^[5]

The Church of Saint James the Great is located in Močidlec. It was built in the late Baroque style in 1782, on the site of an older church.^[6]

The Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary is located in Kobylé. It was built in the early Gothic style in the second half of the 13th century and rebuilt in the Empire style in 1873.^[7]

The main landmark of the village of Pšov is the Chapel of the Sacred Heart. It dates from 1914.^[8]