Želešice

Municipality in South Moravian, Czech Republic

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49°7′0″N 16°34′53″E / 49.11667°N 16.58139°E / 49.11667; 16.58139Country

Czech RepublicRegionSouth MoravianDistrictBrno-CountryFirst mentioned1228Area

• Total9.97 km² (3.85 sq mi)Elevation

210 m (690 ft)Population

(2023-01-01)^[1]

• Total1,912 • Density190/km² (500/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

664 43

Websitewww.zelesice.eu

Želešice is a municipality and village in Brno-Country District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,900 inhabitants.

Želešice lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) south of Brno and 190 km (120 mi) south-east of Prague.

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1869	952	—
1880	981	+3.0%
1890	986	+0.5%
1900	987	+0.1%
1910	1,031	+4.5%
1921	1,076	+4.4%
1930	1,115	+3.6%
1950	1,117	+0.2%
1961	1,136	+1.7%
1970	1,175	+3.4%
1980	1,200	+2.1%
1991	1,171	−2.4%
2001	1,175	+0.3%
2011	1,549	+31.8%
2021	1,803	+16.4%
Source: Censuses^[2]^[3]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Brno-venkov" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 15–16.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.