Osek (Jičín District)

Osek
Municipality
Aerial view
Osek Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°27′50″N 15°9′35″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Hradec Králové
District	Jičín
First mentioned	1360
Area
• Total	3.82 km^2 (1.47 sq mi)
Elevation	254 m (833 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	234
• Density	61/km^2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	507 43
Website	osekusobotky.cz

Osek is a municipality and village in Jičín District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants.

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	284	—
1880	331	+16.5%
1890	310	−6.3%
1900	301	−2.9%
1910	303	+0.7%
1921	333	+9.9%
1930	323	−3.0%
1950	245	−24.1%
1961	234	−4.5%
1970	206	−12.0%
1980	214	+3.9%
1991	160	−25.2%
2001	146	−8.8%
2011	193	+32.2%
2021	228	+18.1%
Source: Censuses[2][3]

History

The first written mention of Osek is from 1360.^[4]

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 17 May 2024.
2. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 21 December 2015.
3. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 27 March 2021.
4. "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Osek. Retrieved 5 November 2022.

External links

• Official website