Leskovec nad Moravicí

Leskovec nad Moravicí
Church of Saint Lawrence
Leskovec nad Moravicí
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°54′21″N 17°34′29″E / 49.90583°N 17.57472°E / 49.90583; 17.57472
Country Czech Republic
RegionMoravian-Silesian
DistrictBruntál
Founded1224
Area
 • Total
15.62 km2 (6.03 sq mi)
Elevation
510 m (1,670 ft)
Population
 (2025-01-01)[1]
 • Total
443
 • Density28/km2 (73/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
793 68
Websitewww.leskovecnadmoravici.eu

Leskovec nad Moravicí (formerly also Špachov; German: Spachendorf) is a municipality and village in Bruntál District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants. It lies on the shore of Slezská Harta Reservoir.

Administrative division

Leskovec nad Moravicí consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]

  • Leskovec nad Moravicí (368)
  • Slezská Harta (9)

History

The village of Leskovec was founded in 1224.[3]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
18692,039—    
18801,855−9.0%
18901,685−9.2%
19001,786+6.0%
19101,791+0.3%
19211,499−16.3%
19301,537+2.5%
1950810−47.3%
19611,010+24.7%
1970961−4.9%
1980855−11.0%
1991512−40.1%
2001522+2.0%
2011419−19.7%
2021377−10.0%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

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. ^ "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Leskovec nad Moravicí. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
  4. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
  5. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.