Osek (Písek District)
Appearance
Osek | |
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Coordinates: 49°26′36″N 14°18′0″E / 49.44333°N 14.30000°E | |
Country | Czech Republic |
Region | South Bohemian |
District | Písek |
First mentioned | 1469 |
Area | |
• Total | 5.29 km2 (2.04 sq mi) |
Elevation | 451 m (1,480 ft) |
Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 137 |
• Density | 26/km2 (67/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 399 01 |
Website | osek |
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
[edit]Osek is a common Czech toponymy. The word osek denotes a cut trunk, but it also could mean a cut forest.[2]
Demographics
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1869 | 415 | — |
1880 | 380 | −8.4% |
1890 | 356 | −6.3% |
1900 | 366 | +2.8% |
1910 | 344 | −6.0% |
1921 | 363 | +5.5% |
1930 | 324 | −10.7% |
1950 | 261 | −19.4% |
1961 | 235 | −10.0% |
1970 | 197 | −16.2% |
1980 | 172 | −12.7% |
1991 | 136 | −20.9% |
2001 | 132 | −2.9% |
2011 | 135 | +2.3% |
2021 | 131 | −3.0% |
Source: Censuses[3][4] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ Profous, Antonín (1951). Místní jména v Čechách III: M–Ř (in Czech). pp. 288–289.
- ^ "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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