Leskovice is a municipality and village in Pelhřimov District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 100 inhabitants.
Leskovice | |
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_01.jpg) Memorial of the Leskovice massacre | |
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  Leskovice Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°25′48″N 15°4′52″E / 49.43000°N 15.08111°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Vysočina |
| District | Pelhřimov |
| First mentioned | 1379 |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.50 km2 (1.35 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 615 m (2,018 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 121 |
| • Density | 35/km2 (90/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 394 14 |
| Website | www |
Leskovice lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) west of Pelhřimov, 37 km (23 mi) west of Jihlava, and 88 km (55 mi) south-east of Prague.
History
editThe first written mention of Leskovice is from 1379.[2] In 1945, the mass murder of 25 Czech civilians known as the Leskovice massacre took place here.[3]
Demographics
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1869 | 184 | — |
| 1880 | 221 | +20.1% |
| 1890 | 237 | +7.2% |
| 1900 | 257 | +8.4% |
| 1910 | 237 | −7.8% |
| 1921 | 256 | +8.0% |
| 1930 | 242 | −5.5% |
| 1950 | 166 | −31.4% |
| 1961 | 216 | +30.1% |
| 1970 | 183 | −15.3% |
| 1980 | 151 | −17.5% |
| 1991 | 101 | −33.1% |
| 2001 | 96 | −5.0% |
| 2011 | 89 | −7.3% |
| 2021 | 100 | +12.4% |
| Source: Censuses[4][5] | ||
References
edit- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ "Obec Leskovice" (in Czech). Obec Leskovice. Retrieved 2022-06-24.
- ^ "Po řádění SS zůstalo v obci 25 mrtvých, nejmladšímu bylo třináct" (in Czech). iDnes. 2015-05-08. Retrieved 2022-06-24.
- ^ "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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