Želnava

Želnava
Church of Saint James the Great
Želnava
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 48°48′44″N 13°57′54″E / 48.81222°N 13.96500°E / 48.81222; 13.96500
Country Czech Republic
RegionSouth Bohemian
DistrictPrachatice
First mentioned1360
Area
 • Total
10.41 km2 (4.02 sq mi)
Elevation
775 m (2,543 ft)
Population
 (2025-01-01)[1]
 • Total
134
 • Density13/km2 (33/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
384 51
Websitewww.zelnava.cz

Želnava (German: Salnau) is a municipality and village in Prachatice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 100 inhabitants.

Želnava lies approximately 23 kilometres (14 mi) south of Prachatice, 42 km (26 mi) south-west of České Budějovice, and 146 km (91 mi) south of Prague.

Administrative division

Želnava consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]

  • Želnava (102)
  • Slunečná (7)
  • Záhvozdí (16)

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869750—    
1880892+18.9%
1890821−8.0%
1900829+1.0%
1910842+1.6%
1921901+7.0%
1930843−6.4%
1950189−77.6%
1961184−2.6%
1970226+22.8%
1980153−32.3%
1991152−0.7%
2001131−13.8%
2011109−16.8%
2021125+14.7%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

References

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2025". Czech Statistical Office. 2025-05-16.
  2. ^ "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
  3. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
  4. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.