Leština (German: Lesche) is a municipality and village in Šumperk District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,200 inhabitants.
Leština | |
|---|---|
 Chapel of Saint Wenceslaus | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Leština Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°52′8″N 16°55′39″E / 49.86889°N 16.92750°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Olomouc |
| District | Šumperk |
| First mentioned | 1392 |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.24 km2 (2.02 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 270 m (890 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 1,233 |
| • Density | 240/km2 (610/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 789 71 |
| Website | www |
Leština lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) south of Šumperk, 39 km (24 mi) north-west of Olomouc, and 182 km (113 mi) east of Prague.
Demographics
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1869 | 659 | — |
| 1880 | 745 | +13.1% |
| 1890 | 827 | +11.0% |
| 1900 | 974 | +17.8% |
| 1910 | 1,063 | +9.1% |
| 1921 | 960 | −9.7% |
| 1930 | 1,030 | +7.3% |
| 1950 | 963 | −6.5% |
| 1961 | 1,029 | +6.9% |
| 1970 | 1,076 | +4.6% |
| 1980 | 1,183 | +9.9% |
| 1991 | 1,184 | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 1,254 | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 1,260 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 1,221 | −3.1% |
| 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.
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