Olešnice (Semily District)

Olešnice
Municipality
National school from 1906, now a kindergarten
Flag Coat of arms
Olešnice Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°32′42″N 15°7′9″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Liberec
District	Semily
First mentioned	1318
Area
• Total	5.26 km^2 (2.03 sq mi)
Elevation	286 m (938 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	221
• Density	42/km^2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	511 01
Website	olesnice.craj.cz

Olešnice is a municipality and village in Semily District in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The village of Pohoří is an administrative part of Olešnice.

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	462	—
1880	443	−4.1%
1890	457	+3.2%
1900	474	+3.7%
1910	452	−4.6%
1921	437	−3.3%
1930	433	−0.9%
1950	304	−29.8%
1961	314	+3.3%
1970	268	−14.6%
1980	219	−18.3%
1991	183	−16.4%
2001	179	−2.2%
2011	174	−2.8%
2021	215	+23.6%
Source: Censuses[2][3]

Notable people

• Adam Helcelet (born 1991), decathlete

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