Olší (Brno-Country District)

Olší
Church of Saint George
Olší
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°25′17″N 16°17′25″E / 49.42139°N 16.29028°E / 49.42139; 16.29028
Country Czech Republic
RegionSouth Moravian
DistrictBrno-Country
First mentioned1255
Area
 • Total
8.72 km2 (3.37 sq mi)
Elevation
537 m (1,762 ft)
Population
 (2025-01-01)[1]
 • Total
355
 • Density41/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
592 61
Websitewww.olsi.cz

Olší is a municipality and village in Brno-Country District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.

Olší lies approximately 35 kilometres (22 mi) north-west of Brno and 154 km (96 mi) south-east of Prague.

Administrative division

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

  • Olší (176)
  • Klokočí (43)
  • Litava (102)
  • Rakové (5)

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869486—    
1880569+17.1%
1890514−9.7%
1900533+3.7%
1910455−14.6%
1921478+5.1%
1930453−5.2%
1950405−10.6%
1961395−2.5%
1970336−14.9%
1980309−8.0%
1991314+1.6%
2001292−7.0%
2011283−3.1%
2021326+15.2%
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.