Ošelín

Ošelín
Municipality
Centre of Ošelín
Flag Coat of arms
Ošelín Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°46′20″N 12°51′22″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Plzeň
District	Tachov
First mentioned	1379
Area
• Total	14.40 km^2 (5.56 sq mi)
Elevation	478 m (1,568 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	159
• Density	11/km^2 (29/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes	348 02, 349 01
Website	www.oselin.cz

Ošelín (German: Oschelin) is a municipality and village in Tachov District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants.

Ošelín lies approximately 18 kilometres (11 mi) east of Tachov, 38 km (24 mi) west of Plzeň, and 118 km (73 mi) west of Prague.

Administrative parts

The hamlets of Dolní Plezom, Horní Plezom, Lobzy and Plezom are administrative parts of Ošelín.

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	786	—
1880	720	−8.4%
1890	746	+3.6%
1900	689	−7.6%
1910	712	+3.3%
1921	722	+1.4%
1930	735	+1.8%
1950	314	−57.3%
1961	280	−10.8%
1970	210	−25.0%
1980	184	−12.4%
1991	148	−19.6%
2001	135	−8.8%
2011	112	−17.0%
2021	145	+29.5%
Source: Censuses[2][3]

Notable people

• Marie Ševčíková (1947–2010), Czech-Danish footballer

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
3. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

External links

• Official website