Jenčice
Jenčice | |
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 View from the northwest | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Jenčice Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°28′59″N 14°0′16″E / 50.48306°N 14.00444°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Ústí nad Labem |
| District | Litoměřice |
| First mentioned | 1318 |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.35 km2 (2.45 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 227 m (745 ft) |
| Population (2026-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 347 |
| • Density | 54.6/km2 (142/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 411 15 |
| Website | www |
Jenčice is a municipality and village in Litoměřice District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.
Jenčice lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) south-west of Litoměřice, 20 km (12 mi) south of Ústí nad Labem, and 54 km (34 mi) north-west of Prague.
Demographics
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1869 | 459 | — |
| 1880 | 461 | +0.4% |
| 1890 | 449 | −2.6% |
| 1900 | 493 | +9.8% |
| 1910 | 515 | +4.5% |
| 1921 | 517 | +0.4% |
| 1930 | 555 | +7.4% |
| 1950 | 374 | −32.6% |
| 1961 | 375 | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 335 | −10.7% |
| 1980 | 303 | −9.6% |
| 1991 | 252 | −16.8% |
| 2001 | 318 | +26.2% |
| 2011 | 333 | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 313 | −6.0% |
| Source: Censuses[2][3] | ||
Sights
[edit]The most important monument of Jenčice is the ruin of the Košťálov Castle, located on the Košťál hill in the northwestern part of the municipal territory. The castle was probably built around 1276 and abandoned in the 16th century.[4]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Population in municipalities as at 1. 1". DataStat. Czech Statistical Office. 2026-05-18.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Zřícenina hradu Košťálov" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2025-07-13.
External links
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