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 | |
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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 (2023-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,912 |
| • Density | 190/km2 (500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 664 43 |
| Website | www |
Želešice lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) south of Brno and 190 km (120 mi) south-east of Prague.
Demographics edit
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 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] | ||
References edit
- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Brno-venkov" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 15–16.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
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