Olešnice (České Budějovice District)

Municipality in South Bohemian, Czech Republic

48°50′29″N 14°42′17″E / 48.84139°N 14.70472°E / 48.84139; 14.70472Country

Czech RepublicRegionSouth BohemianDistrict České BudějoviceFirst mentioned1186Area

• Total23.54 km² (9.09 sq mi)Elevation

502 m (1,647 ft)Population

(2024-01-01)^[1]

• Total892 • Density38/km² (98/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

373 31

Websitewww.olesnice-obec.cz

Olešnice (German: Elexnitz) is a municipality and village in České Budějovice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants.

Olešnice lies approximately 23 kilometres (14 mi) south-east of České Budějovice and 140 km (87 mi) south of Prague.

Administrative parts

The villages of Buková and Lhotka are administrative parts of Olešnice.

History

The first written mention of Olešnice is from 1186.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,179	—
1880	1,183	+0.3%
1890	1,334	+12.8%
1900	1,437	+7.7%
1910	1,525	+6.1%
1921	1,495	−2.0%
1930	1,345	−10.0%
1950	989	−26.5%
1961	1,018	+2.9%
1970	912	−10.4%
1980	768	−15.8%
1991	703	−8.5%
2001	689	−2.0%
2011	770	+11.8%
2021	838	+8.8%
Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Olešnice. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres České Budějovice" (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.