Želeč is a municipality and village in Prostějov District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.
Želeč | |
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![]() A fishpond in Želeč | |
Coordinates: 49°20′46″N 17°5′52″E / 49.34611°N 17.09778°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Olomouc |
District | Prostějov |
First mentioned | 1141 |
Area | |
• Total | 8.09 km2 (3.12 sq mi) |
Elevation | 241 m (791 ft) |
Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 582 |
• Density | 72/km2 (190/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 798 07 |
Website | www |
Želeč lies approximately 14 kilometres (9 mi) south of Prostějov, 30 km (19 mi) south of Olomouc, and 210 km (130 mi) south-east of Prague.
Demographics
editYear | Pop. | ±% |
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1869 | 748 | — |
1880 | 818 | +9.4% |
1890 | 785 | −4.0% |
1900 | 821 | +4.6% |
1910 | 964 | +17.4% |
1921 | 915 | −5.1% |
1930 | 849 | −7.2% |
1950 | 785 | −7.5% |
1961 | 802 | +2.2% |
1970 | 715 | −10.8% |
1980 | 671 | −6.2% |
1991 | 578 | −13.9% |
2001 | 558 | −3.5% |
2011 | 522 | −6.5% |
2021 | 551 | +5.6% |
Source: Censuses[2][3] |
References
edit- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
External links
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