Osice

For the Polish village, see Osice, Poland.

Osice
Municipality
Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary
Flag Coat of arms
Osice Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°8′34″N 15°41′10″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Hradec Králové
District	Hradec Králové
First mentioned	1073
Area
• Total	7.48 km^2 (2.89 sq mi)
Elevation	270 m (890 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	556
• Density	74/km^2 (190/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	503 26
Website	www.osice.cz

Osice (Czech pronunciation: [ˈosɪtsɛ]) is a municipality and village in Hradec Králové District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The villages of Polizy and Trávník are administrative parts of Osice.

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	714	—
1880	758	+6.2%
1890	797	+5.1%
1900	763	−4.3%
1910	740	−3.0%
1921	672	−9.2%
1930	682	+1.5%
1950	589	−13.6%
1961	565	−4.1%
1970	516	−8.7%
1980	472	−8.5%
1991	402	−14.8%
2001	404	+0.5%
2011	472	+16.8%
2021	522	+10.6%
Source: Censuses[2][3]

Notable people

• František Škroup (1801–1862), composer and conductor, author of the Czech national anthem
• Jan Nepomuk Škroup (1811–1892), composer and conductor

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.

External links

• Official website