Želešice
Želešice | |
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.JPG) Main street | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Želešice Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°7′0″N 16°34′53″E / 49.11667°N 16.58139°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | South Moravian |
| District | Brno-Country |
| First mentioned | 1228 |
| Area | |
• Total | 9.97 km2 (3.85 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 210 m (690 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 1,945 |
| • Density | 200/km2 (510/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 664 43 |
| Website | www |
Želešice is a municipality and village in Brno-Country District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,900 inhabitants.
Želešice lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) south of Brno and 190 km (120 mi) south-east of Prague.
Demographics
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1869 | 952 | — |
| 1880 | 981 | +3.0% |
| 1890 | 986 | +0.5% |
| 1900 | 987 | +0.1% |
| 1910 | 1,031 | +4.5% |
| 1921 | 1,076 | +4.4% |
| 1930 | 1,115 | +3.6% |
| 1950 | 1,117 | +0.2% |
| 1961 | 1,136 | +1.7% |
| 1970 | 1,175 | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 1,200 | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 1,171 | −2.4% |
| 2001 | 1,175 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 1,549 | +31.8% |
| 2021 | 1,803 | +16.4% |
| Source: Censuses[2][3] | ||
Notable people
[edit]- Georg Benedikt von Ogilvy (1651–1710), Polish-Saxon military leader
References
[edit]- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ "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.
External links
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