Lesnice is a municipality and village in Šumperk District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants.
Lesnice | |
|---|---|
 Advocatus' seat | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Lesnice Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°53′2″N 16°56′29″E / 49.88389°N 16.94139°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Olomouc |
| District | Šumperk |
| First mentioned | 1348 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.33 km2 (2.83 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 274 m (899 ft) |
| Population (2023-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 651 |
| • Density | 89/km2 (230/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 789 01 |
| Website | www |
Lesnice lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) south of Šumperk, 39 km (24 mi) north-west of Olomouc, and 183 km (114 mi) east of Prague.
Demographics edit
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1869 | 604 | — |
| 1880 | 672 | +11.3% |
| 1890 | 757 | +12.6% |
| 1900 | 805 | +6.3% |
| 1910 | 880 | +9.3% |
| 1921 | 815 | −7.4% |
| 1930 | 845 | +3.7% |
| 1950 | 642 | −24.0% |
| 1961 | 636 | −0.9% |
| 1970 | 568 | −10.7% |
| 1980 | 549 | −3.3% |
| 1991 | 528 | −3.8% |
| 2001 | 583 | +10.4% |
| 2011 | 634 | +8.7% |
| 2021 | 615 | −3.0% |
| Source: Censuses[2][3] | ||
Notable people edit
- Lubomír Doležel (1922–2017), literary theorist
References edit
- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Šumperk" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 5–6.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
External links edit
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