Dešná (Jindřichův Hradec District)

Dešná
Municipality
Main street
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Dešná Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 48°57′27″N 15°32′34″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	South Bohemian
District	Jindřichův Hradec
First mentioned	1300
Area
• Total	37.74 km^2 (14.57 sq mi)
Elevation	466 m (1,529 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	593
• Density	16/km^2 (41/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes	378 73, 378 81
Website	www.desna.cz

Dešná (German: Döschen) is a municipality and village in Jindřichův Hradec District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The villages of Bělčovice, Chvalkovice, Dančovice, Hluboká, Plačovice and Rancířov are administrative parts of Dešná.

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,423	—
1880	1,453	+2.1%
1890	1,423	−2.1%
1900	1,393	−2.1%
1910	1,381	−0.9%
1921	1,557	+12.7%
1930	1,529	−1.8%
1950	1,140	−25.4%
1961	1,193	+4.6%
1970	1,075	−9.9%
1980	894	−16.8%
1991	716	−19.9%
2001	705	−1.5%
2011	613	−13.0%
2021	576	−6.0%
Source: Censuses[2][3]

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