Leština (Šumperk District)

Leština
Municipality
Chapel of Saint Wenceslaus
Flag Coat of arms
Leština Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°52′8″N 16°55′39″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Olomouc
District	Šumperk
First mentioned	1392
Area
• Total	5.24 km^2 (2.02 sq mi)
Elevation	270 m (890 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	1,233
• Density	240/km^2 (610/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	789 71
Website	www.ou-lestina.cz

Leština (German: Lesche) is a municipality and village in Šumperk District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,200 inhabitants.

Leština lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) south of Šumperk, 39 km (24 mi) north-west of Olomouc, and 182 km (113 mi) east of Prague.

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	659	—
1880	745	+13.1%
1890	827	+11.0%
1900	974	+17.8%
1910	1,063	+9.1%
1921	960	−9.7%
1930	1,030	+7.3%
1950	963	−6.5%
1961	1,029	+6.9%
1970	1,076	+4.6%
1980	1,183	+9.9%
1991	1,184	+0.1%
2001	1,254	+5.9%
2011	1,260	+0.5%
2021	1,221	−3.1%
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