Olešnice (Rychnov nad Kněžnou District)

For the similarly named municipality in the same district, see Olešnice v Orlických horách.

Olešnice
Municipality
Main street
Olešnice Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°8′39″N 16°8′55″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Hradec Králové
District	Rychnov nad Kněžnou
First mentioned	1407
Area
• Total	7.80 km^2 (3.01 sq mi)
Elevation	277 m (909 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	483
• Density	62/km^2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	517 36
Website	www.obecolesnice.cz

Olešnice is a municipality and village in Rychnov nad Kněžnou District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The village of Hoděčín is an administrative part of Olešnice.

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	837	—
1880	864	+3.2%
1890	822	−4.9%
1900	780	−5.1%
1910	748	−4.1%
1921	752	+0.5%
1930	758	+0.8%
1950	565	−25.5%
1961	595	+5.3%
1970	534	−10.3%
1980	472	−11.6%
1991	409	−13.3%
2001	417	+2.0%
2011	451	+8.2%
2021	470	+4.2%
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