Osek is a municipality and village in Jičín District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants.
Osek | |
|---|---|
 Aerial view | |
  Osek Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°27′50″N 15°9′35″E / 50.46389°N 15.15972°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Hradec Králové |
| District | Jičín |
| First mentioned | 1360 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.82 km2 (1.47 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 254 m (833 ft) |
| Population (2023-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 240 |
| • Density | 63/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 507 43 |
| Website | osekusobotky |
Demographics edit
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1869 | 284 | — |
| 1880 | 331 | +16.5% |
| 1890 | 310 | −6.3% |
| 1900 | 301 | −2.9% |
| 1910 | 303 | +0.7% |
| 1921 | 333 | +9.9% |
| 1930 | 323 | −3.0% |
| 1950 | 245 | −24.1% |
| 1961 | 234 | −4.5% |
| 1970 | 206 | −12.0% |
| 1980 | 214 | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 160 | −25.2% |
| 2001 | 146 | −8.8% |
| 2011 | 193 | +32.2% |
| 2021 | 228 | +18.1% |
| Source: Censuses[2][3] | ||
History edit
The first written mention of Osek is from 1360.[4]
References edit
- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 23 May 2023.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Jičín" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 21 December 2015. pp. 11–12.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 27 March 2021.
- ^ "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Osek. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
External links edit
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