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Osek (Písek District)

Coordinates: 49°26′36″N 14°18′0″E / 49.44333°N 14.30000°E / 49.44333; 14.30000
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Osek
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Flag of Osek
Coat of arms of Osek
Osek is located in Czech Republic
Osek
Osek
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°26′36″N 14°18′0″E / 49.44333°N 14.30000°E / 49.44333; 14.30000
Country Czech Republic
RegionSouth Bohemian
DistrictPísek
First mentioned1469
Area
 • Total
5.29 km2 (2.04 sq mi)
Elevation
451 m (1,480 ft)
Population
 (2024-01-01)[1]
 • Total
137
 • Density26/km2 (67/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
399 01
Websiteosek.eu

Osek (German: Wosek) is a municipality and village in Písek District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 100 inhabitants.

Osek lies approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) north-east of Písek, 54 km (34 mi) north of České Budějovice, and 72 km (45 mi) south of Prague.

Etymology

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Osek is a common Czech toponymy. The word osek denotes a cut trunk, but it also could mean a cut forest.[2]

Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869415—    
1880380−8.4%
1890356−6.3%
1900366+2.8%
1910344−6.0%
1921363+5.5%
1930324−10.7%
1950261−19.4%
1961235−10.0%
1970197−16.2%
1980172−12.7%
1991136−20.9%
2001132−2.9%
2011135+2.3%
2021131−3.0%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
  2. ^ Profous, Antonín (1951). Místní jména v Čechách III: M–Ř (in Czech). pp. 288–289.
  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.
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