Volenice is a municipality and village in Strakonice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.
Volenice | |
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![]() The street to the Church of Saints Peter and Paul | |
Coordinates: 49°15′9″N 13°44′52″E / 49.25250°N 13.74778°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | South Bohemian |
District | Strakonice |
First mentioned | 1227 |
Area | |
• Total | 15.95 km2 (6.16 sq mi) |
Elevation | 459 m (1,506 ft) |
Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 574 |
• Density | 36/km2 (93/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 387 16 |
Website | www |
Volenice lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) west of Strakonice, 62 km (39 mi) north-west of České Budějovice, and 106 km (66 mi) south-west of Prague.
Administrative parts
editThe villages of Ohrazenice, Tažovice, Tažovická Lhota and Vojnice are administrative parts of Volenice. Vojnice forms an exclave of the municipal territory.
Demographics
editYear | Pop. | ±% |
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1869 | 1,466 | — |
1880 | 1,430 | −2.5% |
1890 | 1,430 | +0.0% |
1900 | 1,312 | −8.3% |
1910 | 1,302 | −0.8% |
1921 | 1,290 | −0.9% |
1930 | 1,265 | −1.9% |
1950 | 914 | −27.7% |
1961 | 850 | −7.0% |
1970 | 727 | −14.5% |
1980 | 676 | −7.0% |
1991 | 606 | −10.4% |
2001 | 553 | −8.7% |
2011 | 515 | −6.9% |
2021 | 538 | +4.5% |
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 – Okres Strakonice" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 19–20.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
External links
editWikimedia Commons has media related to Volenice (Strakonice District).