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Olešná (Pelhřimov District)

Coordinates: 49°26′45″N 15°15′49″E / 49.44583°N 15.26361°E / 49.44583; 15.26361
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Olešná
Pond in the centre of Olešná
Pond in the centre of Olešná
Flag of Olešná
Coat of arms of Olešná
Olešná is located in Czech Republic
Olešná
Olešná
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°26′45″N 15°15′49″E / 49.44583°N 15.26361°E / 49.44583; 15.26361
Country Czech Republic
RegionVysočina
DistrictPelhřimov
First mentioned1379
Area
 • Total
12.74 km2 (4.92 sq mi)
Elevation
517 m (1,696 ft)
Population
 (2024-01-01)[1]
 • Total
565
 • Density44/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
393 01
Websitewww.olesna.cz

Olešná is a municipality and village in Pelhřimov District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.

Olešná lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) east of Pelhřimov, 25 km (16 mi) west of Jihlava, and 94 km (58 mi) south-east of Prague.

Administrative parts

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The villages of Chválov, Plevnice and Řemenov are administrative parts of Olešná.

History

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The first written mention of Olešná is from 1379.[2]

From 1 January 1980 to 23 November 1990, Olešná, Chválov, Plevnice and Řemenov were administrative parts of Pelhřimov.[3]

Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869754—    
1880809+7.3%
1890759−6.2%
1900729−4.0%
1910798+9.5%
1921811+1.6%
1930753−7.2%
1950586−22.2%
1961543−7.3%
1970514−5.3%
1980477−7.2%
1991477+0.0%
2001533+11.7%
2011587+10.1%
2021544−7.3%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
  2. ^ "Historie obce Olešná" (in Czech). Obec Olešná. Retrieved 2024-09-09.
  3. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011: Abecední přehled obcí a částí obcí" (PDF) (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 195, 394, 428, 495.
  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.
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