Želetice is a municipality and village in Hodonín District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.
Želetice | |
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General view | |
Coordinates: 49°0′51″N 17°0′29″E / 49.01417°N 17.00806°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | South Moravian |
District | Hodonín |
First mentioned | 1141 |
Area | |
• Total | 6.11 km2 (2.36 sq mi) |
Elevation | 202 m (663 ft) |
Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 522 |
• Density | 85/km2 (220/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 696 37 |
Website | www |
Želetice lies approximately 21 kilometres (13 mi) north-west of Hodonín, 36 km (22 mi) south-east of Brno, and 222 km (138 mi) south-east of Prague.
History
editThe first written mention of Želetice is in a deed of bishop Jindřich Zdík from 1141.[2]
Demographics
editYear | Pop. | ±% |
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1869 | 555 | — |
1880 | 631 | +13.7% |
1890 | 578 | −8.4% |
1900 | 636 | +10.0% |
1910 | 652 | +2.5% |
1921 | 659 | +1.1% |
1930 | 678 | +2.9% |
1950 | 569 | −16.1% |
1961 | 579 | +1.8% |
1970 | 591 | +2.1% |
1980 | 585 | −1.0% |
1991 | 539 | −7.9% |
2001 | 509 | −5.6% |
2011 | 484 | −4.9% |
2021 | 482 | −0.4% |
Source: Censuses[3][4] |
Notable people
edit- František Komňacký (born 1951), football player and manager
References
edit- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Želetice. Retrieved 2021-12-03.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Hodonín" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 7–8.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
External links
editWikimedia Commons has media related to Želetice (Hodonín District).