Olešník

Municipality in South Bohemian, Czech Republic

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49°6′26″N 14°21′50″E / 49.10722°N 14.36389°E / 49.10722; 14.36389Country

Czech RepublicRegionSouth BohemianDistrict České BudějoviceFirst mentioned1409Area

• Total23.51 km² (9.08 sq mi)Elevation

419 m (1,375 ft)Population

(2023-01-01)^[1]

• Total812 • Density35/km² (89/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

373 50

Websitewww.olesnik.cz

Olešník is a municipality and village in České Budějovice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 800 inhabitants.

Olešník lies approximately 17 kilometres (11 mi) north-west of České Budějovice and 109 km (68 mi) south of Prague.

Administrative parts

The villages of Chlumec and Nová Ves are administrative parts of Olešník.

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1869	949	—
1880	928	−2.2%
1890	921	−0.8%
1900	913	−0.9%
1910	1,047	+14.7%
1921	1,142	+9.1%
1930	1,050	−8.1%
1950	918	−12.6%
1961	885	−3.6%
1970	787	−11.1%
1980	748	−5.0%
1991	741	−0.9%
2001	707	−4.6%
2011	751	+6.2%
2021	772	+2.8%
Source: Censuses^[2]^[3]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres České Budějovice" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 17–18.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.