Osek (German: Wosek) is a municipality and village in Písek District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 100 inhabitants.
Osek | |
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 Side street | |
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  Osek Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°26′36″N 14°18′0″E / 49.44333°N 14.30000°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | South Bohemian |
| District | Písek |
| First mentioned | 1469 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.29 km2 (2.04 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 451 m (1,480 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 137 |
| • Density | 26/km2 (67/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 399 01 |
| Website | osek |
Osek lies approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) north-east of Písek, 54 km (34 mi) north of České Budějovice, and 72 km (45 mi) south of Prague.
Etymology
editOsek is a common Czech toponymy. The word osek denotes a cut trunk, but it also could mean a cut forest.[2]
Demographics
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1869 | 415 | — |
| 1880 | 380 | −8.4% |
| 1890 | 356 | −6.3% |
| 1900 | 366 | +2.8% |
| 1910 | 344 | −6.0% |
| 1921 | 363 | +5.5% |
| 1930 | 324 | −10.7% |
| 1950 | 261 | −19.4% |
| 1961 | 235 | −10.0% |
| 1970 | 197 | −16.2% |
| 1980 | 172 | −12.7% |
| 1991 | 136 | −20.9% |
| 2001 | 132 | −2.9% |
| 2011 | 135 | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 131 | −3.0% |
| Source: Censuses[3][4] | ||
References
edit- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ Profous, Antonín (1951). Místní jména v Čechách III: M–Ř (in Czech). pp. 288–289.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Písek" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 11–12.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
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