Osík is a municipality and village in Svitavy District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,000 inhabitants.
Osík | |
|---|---|
 Primary school | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Osík Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°50′37″N 16°17′5″E / 49.84361°N 16.28472°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Pardubice |
| District | Svitavy |
| First mentioned | 1347 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 12.61 km2 (4.87 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 355 m (1,165 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,046 |
| • Density | 83/km2 (210/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 569 67 |
| Website | www |
Osík lies approximately 17 kilometres (11 mi) north-west of Svitavy, 42 km (26 mi) south-east of Pardubice, and 136 km (85 mi) east of Prague.
Demographics
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1869 | 1,289 | — |
| 1880 | 1,264 | −1.9% |
| 1890 | 1,267 | +0.2% |
| 1900 | 1,179 | −6.9% |
| 1910 | 1,244 | +5.5% |
| 1921 | 1,301 | +4.6% |
| 1930 | 1,243 | −4.5% |
| 1950 | 976 | −21.5% |
| 1961 | 1,013 | +3.8% |
| 1970 | 955 | −5.7% |
| 1980 | 912 | −4.5% |
| 1991 | 936 | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 983 | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 1,011 | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 954 | −5.6% |
| Source: Censuses[2][3] | ||
Notable people
edit- Mario Korbel (1882–1954), Czech-American sculptor
- Ludmila Jandová (1938–2008), painter
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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