Želetice (Hodonín District)

Želetice
General view
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Želetice is located in Czech Republic
Želetice
Želetice
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°0′51″N 17°0′29″E / 49.01417°N 17.00806°E / 49.01417; 17.00806
Country Czech Republic
RegionSouth Moravian
DistrictHodonín
First mentioned1141
Area
 • Total6.11 km2 (2.36 sq mi)
Elevation
202 m (663 ft)
Population
 (2023-01-01)[1]
 • Total512
 • Density84/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
696 37
Websitewww.zeletice.cz

Želetice is a municipality and village in Hodonín District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.

Želetice lies approximately 21 kilometres (13 mi) north-west of Hodonín, 36 km (22 mi) south-east of Brno, and 222 km (138 mi) south-east of Prague.

History

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

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869555—    
1880631+13.7%
1890578−8.4%
1900636+10.0%
1910652+2.5%
1921659+1.1%
1930678+2.9%
1950569−16.1%
1961579+1.8%
1970591+2.1%
1980585−1.0%
1991539−7.9%
2001509−5.6%
2011484−4.9%
2021482−0.4%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Notable people

References

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
  2. ^ "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Želetice. Retrieved 2021-12-03.
  3. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Hodonín" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 7–8.
  4. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

External links

  • Official website


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