Olešnice (České Budějovice District)
Olešnice | |
|---|---|
Olešnice Castle and Church of Saint Wenceslaus | |
Olešnice Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 48°50′29″N 14°42′17″E / 48.84139°N 14.70472°E | |
| Country | Czech Republic |
| Region | South Bohemian |
| District | České Budějovice |
| First mentioned | 1186 |
| Area | |
• Total | 23.54 km2 (9.09 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 502 m (1,647 ft) |
| Population (2025-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 897 |
| • Density | 38/km2 (99/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 373 31 |
| Website | www |
Olešnice (German: Elexnitz) is a municipality and village in České Budějovice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants.
Olešnice lies approximately 23 kilometres (14 mi) south-east of České Budějovice and 140 km (87 mi) south of Prague.
Administrative division
Olešnice consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]
- Olešnice (644)
- Buková (151)
- Lhotka (43)
History
The first written mention of Olešnice is from 1186.[3]
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1869 | 1,179 | — |
| 1880 | 1,183 | +0.3% |
| 1890 | 1,334 | +12.8% |
| 1900 | 1,437 | +7.7% |
| 1910 | 1,525 | +6.1% |
| 1921 | 1,495 | −2.0% |
| 1930 | 1,345 | −10.0% |
| 1950 | 989 | −26.5% |
| 1961 | 1,018 | +2.9% |
| 1970 | 912 | −10.4% |
| 1980 | 768 | −15.8% |
| 1991 | 703 | −8.5% |
| 2001 | 689 | −2.0% |
| 2011 | 770 | +11.8% |
| 2021 | 838 | +8.8% |
| Source: Censuses[4][5] | ||
References
- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2025". Czech Statistical Office. 2025-05-16.
- ^ "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
- ^ "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Olešnice. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
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