Popelín

Popelín
Municipality
Popelín Castle, today a primary school
Flag Coat of arms
Popelín Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°12′49″N 15°11′2″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	South Bohemian
District	Jindřichův Hradec
First mentioned	1349
Area
• Total	13.47 km^2 (5.20 sq mi)
Elevation	575 m (1,886 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	477
• Density	35/km^2 (92/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes	378 53, 378 55
Website	www.popelin.cz

Popelín is a municipality and village in Jindřichův Hradec District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.

Popelín lies approximately 16 kilometres (10 mi) north-east of Jindřichův Hradec, 59 km (37 mi) north-east of České Budějovice, and 112 km (70 mi) south-east of Prague.

Administrative parts

The village of Horní Olešná is an administrative part of Popelín.

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,008	—
1880	994	−1.4%
1890	1,017	+2.3%
1900	1,062	+4.4%
1910	1,106	+4.1%
1921	1,160	+4.9%
1930	1,112	−4.1%
1950	776	−30.2%
1961	781	+0.6%
1970	633	−19.0%
1980	527	−16.7%
1991	493	−6.5%
2001	442	−10.3%
2011	474	+7.2%
2021	468	−1.3%
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