Olšany u Prostějova

Olšany u Prostějova
Municipality
Church of Saint John the Baptist
Flag Coat of arms
Olšany u Prostějova Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°32′11″N 17°9′53″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Olomouc
District	Prostějov
First mentioned	1141
Area
• Total	11.04 km^2 (4.26 sq mi)
Elevation	217 m (712 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	1,847
• Density	170/km^2 (430/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	798 14
Website	www.olsanyupv.cz

Olšany u Prostějova is a municipality and village in Prostějov District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,800 inhabitants.

Olšany u Prostějova lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) north-east of Prostějov, 10 km (6 mi) south-west of Olomouc, and 206 km (128 mi) east of Prague.

Administrative parts

The village of Hablov is an administrative part of Olšany u Prostějova.

History

The first written mention of Olšany u Prostějova is in a deed of bishop Jindřich Zdík from 1141.[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,352	—
1880	1,417	+4.8%
1890	1,546	+9.1%
1900	1,607	+3.9%
1910	1,762	+9.6%
1921	1,662	−5.7%
1930	1,837	+10.5%
1950	1,616	−12.0%
1961	1,632	+1.0%
1970	1,489	−8.8%
1980	1,437	−3.5%
1991	1,414	−1.6%
2001	1,405	−0.6%
2011	1,571	+11.8%
2021	1,777	+13.1%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Olšany u Prostějova. Retrieved 2022-02-02.
3. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
4. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

External links

• Official website