Volenice (Strakonice District)
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Volenice | |
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.jpg) The street to the Church of Saints Peter and Paul | |
_Flag.jpg) Flag .png) Coat of arms | |
  Volenice Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°15′9″N 13°44′52″E / 49.25250°N 13.74778°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | South Bohemian |
| District | Strakonice |
| First mentioned | 1227 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 15.95 km2 (6.16 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 459 m (1,506 ft) |
| Population (2023-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 567 |
| • Density | 36/km2 (92/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 387 16 |
| Website | www |
Volenice is a municipality and village in Strakonice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.
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[edit]
The villages of Ohrazenice, Tažovice, Tažovická Lhota and Vojnice are administrative parts of Volenice. Vojnice forms an exclave of the municipal territory.
Demographics[edit]
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 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 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
- ^ "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.
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