Petrovice u Sušice

Petrovice u Sušice is a municipality and village in Klatovy District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.

Petrovice u Sušice
Municipality
Lower part of Petrovice u Sušice
Flag Coat of arms
Petrovice u Sušice Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°13′8″N 13°26′27″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Plzeň
District	Klatovy
First mentioned	1319
Area
• Total	26.60 km2 (10.27 sq mi)
Elevation	558 m (1,831 ft)
Population  (2025-01-01)[1]
• Total	643
• Density	24/km2 (63/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	342 01
Website	www.petroviceususice.cz

Petrovice u Sušice lies approximately 23 kilometres (14 mi) south-east of Klatovy, 59 km (37 mi) south of Plzeň, and 120 km (75 mi) south-west of Prague.

Administrative division

Petrovice u Sušice consists of 18 municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):^[2]

• Petrovice u Sušice (244)
• Břetětice (30)
• Částkov (5)
• Chamutice (2)
• Dolní Kochánov (0)
• Františkova Ves (44)
• Jiřičná (27)
• Kojšice (6)
• Maršovice (16)
• Nová Víska (9)
• Pařezí (28)
• Posobice (14)
• Rovná (18)
• Strunkov (13)
• Svojšice (56)
• Trsice (19)
• Vojetice (60)
• Žikov (16)

History

The first written mention of Petrovice u Sušice is from 1319.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,933	—
1880	1,954	+1.1%
1890	1,908	−2.4%
1900	1,876	−1.7%
1910	1,803	−3.9%
1921	1,764	−2.2%
1930	1,501	−14.9%
1950	977	−34.9%
1961	1,043	+6.8%
1970	897	−14.0%
1980	820	−8.6%
1991	707	−13.8%
2001	674	−4.7%
2011	580	−13.9%
2021	607	+4.7%
Source: Censuses[4][5]