Osek (Písek District)

Osek (German: Wosek) is a municipality and village in Písek District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 100 inhabitants.

Osek
Municipality
Side street
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Osek Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°26′36″N 14°18′0″E / 49.44333°N 14.30000°E / 49.44333; 14.30000
Country	Czech Republic
Region	South Bohemian
District	Písek
First mentioned	1469
Area
• Total	5.29 km^2 (2.04 sq mi)
Elevation	451 m (1,480 ft)
Population  (2023-01-01)^[1]
• Total	133
• Density	25/km^2 (65/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	399 01
Website	osek.eu

Osek lies approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) north-east of Písek, 54 km (34 mi) north of České Budějovice, and 72 km (45 mi) south of Prague.

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	415	—
1880	380	−8.4%
1890	356	−6.3%
1900	366	+2.8%
1910	344	−6.0%
1921	363	+5.5%
1930	324	−10.7%
1950	261	−19.4%
1961	235	−10.0%
1970	197	−16.2%
1980	172	−12.7%
1991	136	−20.9%
2001	132	−2.9%
2011	135	+2.3%
2021	131	−3.0%
Source: Censuses^[2]^[3]

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
2. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Písek" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 11–12.
3. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

 

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