Lesnice is a municipality and village in Šumperk District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.

Lesnice
Advocatus' seat
Advocatus' seat
Flag of Lesnice
Coat of arms of Lesnice
Lesnice is located in Czech Republic
Lesnice
Lesnice
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°53′2″N 16°56′29″E / 49.88389°N 16.94139°E / 49.88389; 16.94139
Country Czech Republic
RegionOlomouc
DistrictŠumperk
First mentioned1348
Area
 • Total
7.33 km2 (2.83 sq mi)
Elevation
274 m (899 ft)
Population
 (2024-01-01)[1]
 • Total
637
 • Density87/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes
789 01
Websitewww.lesnice.cz

Lesnice lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) south of Šumperk, 39 km (24 mi) north-west of Olomouc, and 183 km (114 mi) east of Prague.

Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869604—    
1880672+11.3%
1890757+12.6%
1900805+6.3%
1910880+9.3%
1921815−7.4%
1930845+3.7%
1950642−24.0%
1961636−0.9%
1970568−10.7%
1980549−3.3%
1991528−3.8%
2001583+10.4%
2011634+8.7%
2021615−3.0%
Source: Censuses[2][3]

Notable people

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References

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  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.
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